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Diversion to another overseas airport when an in-flight engine shutdown is performed in a DC10-30 on frequency with eisn, first officer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 544422 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : dub.vortac |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : eisn.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 30 |
| 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 : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 28000 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 544422 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 544441 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil qty/press guages other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Air carrier flight xx en route from dtw-fra. So announced that #3 oil quantity was dropping rapidly, followed by oil pressure dropping. Shut down #3 engine using appropriate shutdown checklist. Descended to FL250 from FL330. Declared emergency, notified dispatch. They requested us to divert to amsterdam, first officer, which was now less than 400 mi away. Because of airport familiarity of ams, thought best course of action was to proceed to ams they have maintenance there, and could deal with our passenger. Although this was not the nearest suitable airport, with 1 engine out on a 3 engine aircraft, I felt it was safe to continue to ams.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DIVERSION TO ANOTHER OVERSEAS ARPT WHEN AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN IS PERFORMED IN A DC10-30 ON FREQ WITH EISN, FO.
Narrative: ACR FLT XX ENRTE FROM DTW-FRA. SO ANNOUNCED THAT #3 OIL QUANTITY WAS DROPPING RAPIDLY, FOLLOWED BY OIL PRESSURE DROPPING. SHUT DOWN #3 ENG USING APPROPRIATE SHUTDOWN CHKLIST. DSNDED TO FL250 FROM FL330. DECLARED EMER, NOTIFIED DISPATCH. THEY REQUESTED US TO DIVERT TO AMSTERDAM, FO, WHICH WAS NOW LESS THAN 400 MI AWAY. BECAUSE OF ARPT FAMILIARITY OF AMS, THOUGHT BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO PROCEED TO AMS THEY HAVE MAINT THERE, AND COULD DEAL WITH OUR PAX. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS NOT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, WITH 1 ENG OUT ON A 3 ENG ACFT, I FELT IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE TO AMS.
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.