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A B727-200 in cruise at FL310 shut down #3 engine due to the oil filter bypass warning light illuminated. Engine oil pressure, temperature and quantity normal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430319 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : shv.airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v94.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 430319 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil filter bypass light other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Performed precautionary shutdown of #3 engine due to an oil filter bypass warning light. Captain declined to declare an emergency to ATC. I stated to him that I thought we are required to do so. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a B727-200 and #3 engine oil filter bypass light came on steady and the decision was made to shut down the engine. The reporter said the cause of the filter bypass light coming on was not passed on to the crew by maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 IN CRUISE AT FL310 SHUT DOWN #3 ENG DUE TO THE OIL FILTER BYPASS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENG OIL PRESSURE, TEMP AND QUANTITY NORMAL.
Narrative: PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF #3 ENG DUE TO AN OIL FILTER BYPASS WARNING LIGHT. CAPT DECLINED TO DECLARE AN EMER TO ATC. I STATED TO HIM THAT I THOUGHT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO SO. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A B727-200 AND #3 ENG OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON STEADY AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO SHUT DOWN THE ENG. THE RPTR SAID THE CAUSE OF THE FILTER BYPASS LIGHT COMING ON WAS NOT PASSED ON TO THE CREW BY MAINT.
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.