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B757 has engine oil loss followed by engine shutdown and return to takeoff airport for overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 457470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : mkjk.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 457470 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 457677 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Noticed decreasing oil qty on left engine and requested return to miami. When oil qty reached zero and pressure 35 psi we performed precautionary shutdown on left engine. Overweight landing in miami at 205.5 with soft landing at 100 FPM or less.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 HAS ENG OIL LOSS FOLLOWED BY ENG SHUTDOWN AND RETURN TO TKOF ARPT FOR OVERWT LNDG.
Narrative: NOTICED DECREASING OIL QTY ON L ENG AND REQUESTED RETURN TO MIAMI. WHEN OIL QTY REACHED ZERO AND PRESSURE 35 PSI WE PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN ON L ENG. OVERWT LNDG IN MIAMI AT 205.5 WITH SOFT LNDG AT 100 FPM OR LESS.
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.