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A B727-200 in cruise at FL290 declared an emergency and diverted due to #2 engine loss of oil pressure and quantity caused by a failed oil pump seal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 493157 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : spa.vortac |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 493157 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 492890 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 eng oil press qty other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While cruising at FL290, oil quantity on the #2 engine went to zero. Oil temperature was normal, oil pressure went to 15 psi. We shut down the engine as a precautionary measure per cockpit operating manual. We began descent and diverted to atlanta hartsfield international airport. On the descent we dumped fuel to land below maximum landing weight. An emergency was declared and ATC assisted in a descent and vectors to final. Landing was uneventful. Maintenance suspected an oil pump seal leak as the reason for oil loss.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 IN CRUISE AT FL290 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO #2 ENG LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY CAUSED BY A FAILED OIL PUMP SEAL.
Narrative: WHILE CRUISING AT FL290, OIL QUANTITY ON THE #2 ENG WENT TO ZERO. OIL TEMP WAS NORMAL, OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 15 PSI. WE SHUT DOWN THE ENG AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE PER COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL. WE BEGAN DSCNT AND DIVERTED TO ATLANTA HARTSFIELD INTL ARPT. ON THE DSCNT WE DUMPED FUEL TO LAND BELOW MAX LNDG WT. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND ATC ASSISTED IN A DSCNT AND VECTORS TO FINAL. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINT SUSPECTED AN OIL PUMP SEAL LEAK AS THE REASON FOR OIL LOSS.
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.