Narrative:

On takeoff leg from ZZZ the 'right oil strainer clog' message came on. I was about halfway through the after takeoff checklist, so I completed that checklist, and then I pulled out the pilot's operating manual (pom). The pom directed us to pull the affected throttle slowly to idle to see if the fault would clear. We turned off the autothrottles and eventually got the throttle all the way to idle, but the message stayed on, the procedure directed us to shut the engine down. We coordinated with ATC for a leveloff at 10000 ft and a return to ZZZ since all engine indications were normal. The captain directed me to call company maintenance and confirm we were to shut down the engine. This took probably less than 2 mins, but maintenance verified the procedure, so we shut the right engine down in accordance with pom procedures. We landed normally at ZZZ with no further problems. Throughout the incident, all indications on the engine were normal. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the engine was shut down per the operating manual and the return was uneventful. The reporter said within the hour a plane swap was made and the flight continued on and during the flight a message was received from maintenance advising the engine oil screen was full of metal. The reporter said the engine was replaced but the source of the metal is unknown.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 ON TKOF CLB AT 1500 FT DIVERTED DUE TO R ENG 'R OIL STRAINER CLOG' WARNING MESSAGE. MANUAL REQUIRED ENG SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: ON TKOF LEG FROM ZZZ THE 'R OIL STRAINER CLOG' MESSAGE CAME ON. I WAS ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST, SO I COMPLETED THAT CHKLIST, AND THEN I PULLED OUT THE PLT'S OPERATING MANUAL (POM). THE POM DIRECTED US TO PULL THE AFFECTED THROTTLE SLOWLY TO IDLE TO SEE IF THE FAULT WOULD CLR. WE TURNED OFF THE AUTOTHROTTLES AND EVENTUALLY GOT THE THROTTLE ALL THE WAY TO IDLE, BUT THE MESSAGE STAYED ON, THE PROC DIRECTED US TO SHUT THE ENG DOWN. WE COORDINATED WITH ATC FOR A LEVELOFF AT 10000 FT AND A RETURN TO ZZZ SINCE ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE CAPT DIRECTED ME TO CALL COMPANY MAINT AND CONFIRM WE WERE TO SHUT DOWN THE ENG. THIS TOOK PROBABLY LESS THAN 2 MINS, BUT MAINT VERIFIED THE PROC, SO WE SHUT THE R ENG DOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH POM PROCS. WE LANDED NORMALLY AT ZZZ WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENT, ALL INDICATIONS ON THE ENG WERE NORMAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN PER THE OPERATING MANUAL AND THE RETURN WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE RPTR SAID WITHIN THE HR A PLANE SWAP WAS MADE AND THE FLT CONTINUED ON AND DURING THE FLT A MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED FROM MAINT ADVISING THE ENG OIL SCREEN WAS FULL OF METAL. THE RPTR SAID THE ENG WAS REPLACED BUT THE SOURCE OF THE METAL IS UNKNOWN.

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.