Narrative:

We did a delayed start on #3 engine on taxi out to runway 8 in ZZZ. All indications were normal when we took the runway for takeoff. Oil temperature was 41 degrees C, oil pressure was 40 psi. We were making a rolling takeoff and the first officer was flying. When the throttles were pushed up for initial stabilization, we got an oil pressure light on #3 engine. The power levers were brought back to idle and exited at the first turnoff, which was runway 8. We told the tower we needed to exit the runway and he cleared us to a runup pad, which was right where we exited. We surmised that the oil might still be a little cold, regardless of the oil temperature being in the green, due to a cold soaked engine, and the outside air temperature being 45 degrees F. We elected to do an engine runup at 80% of N2 and did not get the light again. We felt that all was alright with the engine and proceeded on with a normal takeoff and flight to XXX with no other problems occurring. We did not enter anything in the aircraft logbook because we felt that no maintenance problem existed -- nothing to fix. Our gom does state that if a mechanical problem exists and a rejected takeoff is made, to return to the gate. We didn't have a mechanical problem -- just cold oil even after a 3 min warm-up, and the oil temperature and pressure in the green.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 REJECTED TKOF AT LOW SPD DUE TO #3 ENG OIL PRESSURE SLOW TO RISE AND LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAUSED BY COLD SOAKED OIL.

Narrative: WE DID A DELAYED START ON #3 ENG ON TAXI OUT TO RWY 8 IN ZZZ. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL WHEN WE TOOK THE RWY FOR TKOF. OIL TEMP WAS 41 DEGS C, OIL PRESSURE WAS 40 PSI. WE WERE MAKING A ROLLING TKOF AND THE FO WAS FLYING. WHEN THE THROTTLES WERE PUSHED UP FOR INITIAL STABILIZATION, WE GOT AN OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON #3 ENG. THE PWR LEVERS WERE BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE AND EXITED AT THE FIRST TURNOFF, WHICH WAS RWY 8. WE TOLD THE TWR WE NEEDED TO EXIT THE RWY AND HE CLRED US TO A RUNUP PAD, WHICH WAS RIGHT WHERE WE EXITED. WE SURMISED THAT THE OIL MIGHT STILL BE A LITTLE COLD, REGARDLESS OF THE OIL TEMP BEING IN THE GREEN, DUE TO A COLD SOAKED ENG, AND THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP BEING 45 DEGS F. WE ELECTED TO DO AN ENG RUNUP AT 80% OF N2 AND DID NOT GET THE LIGHT AGAIN. WE FELT THAT ALL WAS ALRIGHT WITH THE ENG AND PROCEEDED ON WITH A NORMAL TKOF AND FLT TO XXX WITH NO OTHER PROBS OCCURRING. WE DID NOT ENTER ANYTHING IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK BECAUSE WE FELT THAT NO MAINT PROB EXISTED -- NOTHING TO FIX. OUR GOM DOES STATE THAT IF A MECHANICAL PROB EXISTS AND A REJECTED TKOF IS MADE, TO RETURN TO THE GATE. WE DIDN'T HAVE A MECHANICAL PROB -- JUST COLD OIL EVEN AFTER A 3 MIN WARM-UP, AND THE OIL TEMP AND PRESSURE IN THE GREEN.

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.