<< >> NASA ASRS Report 510221, April 2001

B727-200 crew shut down #3 engine after getting an oil filter bypass warning light in ZTL class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	510221
Time
Date	200104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : spa.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl single value : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc tower : sfo.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	510221
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil filter buypass light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At approximately FL180, the filter bypass light for the #3 engine illuminated. We proceeded to the 'red tabs' and accomplished the engine oil pressure or low oil pressure/filter bypass light illuminated checklist. This directed us to accomplish the engine failure/shutdown checklist, and subsequently the 1 inoperative, in-range, approach, and landing checklists. An emergency was declared with center and emergency equipment was requested to be standing by. It was determined that it would be prudent to return to gsp. An approach and landing were made in gsp, uneventfully.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 CREW SHUT DOWN #3 ENG AFTER GETTING AN OIL FILTER BYPASS WARNING LIGHT IN ZTL CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: AT APPROX FL180, THE FILTER BYPASS LIGHT FOR THE #3 ENG ILLUMINATED. WE PROCEEDED TO THE 'RED TABS' AND ACCOMPLISHED THE ENG OIL PRESSURE OR LOW OIL PRESSURE/FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED CHKLIST. THIS DIRECTED US TO ACCOMPLISH THE ENG FAILURE/SHUTDOWN CHKLIST, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE 1 INOP, IN-RANGE, APCH, AND LNDG CHKLISTS. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH CTR AND EMER EQUIP WAS REQUESTED TO BE STANDING BY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO RETURN TO GSP. AN APCH AND LNDG WERE MADE IN GSP, UNEVENTFULLY.

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.