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A DC9 shut down #1 engine and declared an emergency due to loss of oil pressure and quantity caused by a broken oil line.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381389 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cle |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller military : 18 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 25 flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 6800 |
| ASRS Report | 381389 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During flight from bos-cle the #1 engine oil quantity gauge steadily declined. Not knowing if it was the gauge/transmitter/actual, we began to plan for the actual loss by conferring with the lead flight attendant, checking good alternates along our route of flight. Maintenance was notified. During approach, oil pressure began to fluctuate and dropped to 35 psi -- low oil pressure light came on so we did a precautionary engine shutdown. Emergency was declared but cabin was secured for a normal landing. No smoke/flames were noted by emergency vehicles so we taxied to gate for a normal off load. A broken oil line was found. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a DC9 with P&west JT8D-7 engines. The reporter said maintenance found a broken oil line on the engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 SHUT DOWN #1 ENG AND DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY CAUSED BY A BROKEN OIL LINE.
Narrative: DURING FLT FROM BOS-CLE THE #1 ENG OIL QUANTITY GAUGE STEADILY DECLINED. NOT KNOWING IF IT WAS THE GAUGE/XMITTER/ACTUAL, WE BEGAN TO PLAN FOR THE ACTUAL LOSS BY CONFERRING WITH THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT, CHKING GOOD ALTERNATES ALONG OUR RTE OF FLT. MAINT WAS NOTIFIED. DURING APCH, OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AND DROPPED TO 35 PSI -- LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON SO WE DID A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN. EMER WAS DECLARED BUT CABIN WAS SECURED FOR A NORMAL LNDG. NO SMOKE/FLAMES WERE NOTED BY EMER VEHICLES SO WE TAXIED TO GATE FOR A NORMAL OFF LOAD. A BROKEN OIL LINE WAS FOUND. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A DC9 WITH P&W JT8D-7 ENGS. THE RPTR SAID MAINT FOUND A BROKEN OIL LINE ON THE ENG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.