<< >> NASA ASRS Report 430400, March 1999

A B727-200 on climb out passing 15000 ft declared an emergency, shut down #3 engine, and diverted due to engine oil quantity zero and oil temperature in yellow.

Attributes
ACN	430400
Time
Date	199903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	430400
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine oil qty. and temp. ind. other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departed ZZZ and passing 15000 ft, flight engineer noticed zero oil quantity. 3 mins later, oil temperature high in yellow arc. Ran appropriate checklists, declared emergency. Shut down engine, returned to ZZZ, and made overweight landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a B727-200 and the engine shutdown was #3 position. The reporter said that prior to departure, the engine oil was svced to full so the concern was the quantity indicator had failed. The reporter stated that when the #3 engine oil temperature went into the yellow caution band the book requires the engine be shut down. The reporter said on approach to landing the oil quantity indicator recovered and indicated a full tank. The reporter said maintenance checked the oil tank and found it full and the aircraft was taken OTS for troubleshooting. The reporter stated the engine had oil pressure even when windmilling. The reporter said that maintenance has not advised the crew of what defective components were found.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 ON CLBOUT PASSING 15000 FT DECLARED AN EMER, SHUT DOWN #3 ENG, AND DIVERTED DUE TO ENG OIL QUANTITY ZERO AND OIL TEMP IN YELLOW.

Narrative: DEPARTED ZZZ AND PASSING 15000 FT, FE NOTICED ZERO OIL QUANTITY. 3 MINS LATER, OIL TEMP HIGH IN YELLOW ARC. RAN APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS, DECLARED EMER. SHUT DOWN ENG, RETURNED TO ZZZ, AND MADE OVERWT LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A B727-200 AND THE ENG SHUTDOWN WAS #3 POS. THE RPTR SAID THAT PRIOR TO DEP, THE ENG OIL WAS SVCED TO FULL SO THE CONCERN WAS THE QUANTITY INDICATOR HAD FAILED. THE RPTR STATED THAT WHEN THE #3 ENG OIL TEMP WENT INTO THE YELLOW CAUTION BAND THE BOOK REQUIRES THE ENG BE SHUT DOWN. THE RPTR SAID ON APCH TO LNDG THE OIL QUANTITY INDICATOR RECOVERED AND INDICATED A FULL TANK. THE RPTR SAID MAINT CHKED THE OIL TANK AND FOUND IT FULL AND THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. THE RPTR STATED THE ENG HAD OIL PRESSURE EVEN WHEN WINDMILLING. THE RPTR SAID THAT MAINT HAS NOT ADVISED THE CREW OF WHAT DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WERE FOUND.

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.