Narrative:

En route from ZZZZ to ZZZZ1 at FL350, flight engineer reported #3 engine oil quantity at zero, #3 engine oil pressure fluctuating between 20 pounds and 40 pounds, and #3 engine oil pressure light illuminated. Flight engineer removed #3 engine oil quantity gauge and replaced with #4 engine oil gauge, problem still remained. Followed abnormal checklists 'low oil pressure' and 'in-flight engine shutdown.' flight engineer called via phone patch to advise we shut down #3 engine and that we would need maintenance once we landed. Approaching rvsm airspace, we descended to FL280. Engine shutdown at XA20Z. At XB30Z turned start lever on for 3 mins according to abnormal checklist, and noted oil pressure at 20 psi. Completed 3 engine landing to ZZZZ1. Logbook showed that no oil had been added for 4 days. An air force mechanic svced the engines. He added 17 quarts of oil to #3 engine, 5 quarts to #1 engine, 4 quarts to #2 engine, and 10 quarts to #4 engine. After servicing engines, we ran engine #3 according to maintenance manual. Operations checked normal and shut down engine, then added 2 more quarts of oil to #3 engine. Loaders finished loading cargo at XE35Z, waited for ground personnel to start engines until XF00Z. After starting engines, we were pushed back and then taxied to runway 28L. During taxi, #3 engine parameters normal. Cleared for takeoff runway 28L in ZZZZ1. Once throttles reached 1.6 EPR, #3 engine oil pressure light illuminated. Throttles were retarded and asked tower if we could clear the runway. Takeoff roll had not been initiated. Once clear of the runway, we taxied back to approach end of runway 28L. Tower advised us we would be ok for a 2-MIN engine run-up of #3 engine. At 1.78 EPR of #3 engine, N2=102%, egt=510 degrees, oil pressure=47 pounds, oil temperature=75 degrees, N1=102% and oil quantity read 4 gallons. Flight engineer called maintenance controller via phone patch and we were advised ok to continue to ZZZZ2. #3 engine oil low pressure light rest of flight continued normal.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8-63 CREW WAS REQUIRED TO SHUT DOWN #3 ENG BECAUSE OF LOW OIL PRESSURE OIL AND ZERO OIL QUANTITY.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM ZZZZ TO ZZZZ1 AT FL350, FE RPTED #3 ENG OIL QUANTITY AT ZERO, #3 ENG OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING BTWN 20 LBS AND 40 LBS, AND #3 ENG OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FE REMOVED #3 ENG OIL QUANTITY GAUGE AND REPLACED WITH #4 ENG OIL GAUGE, PROB STILL REMAINED. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL CHKLISTS 'LOW OIL PRESSURE' AND 'INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN.' FE CALLED VIA PHONE PATCH TO ADVISE WE SHUT DOWN #3 ENG AND THAT WE WOULD NEED MAINT ONCE WE LANDED. APCHING RVSM AIRSPACE, WE DSNDED TO FL280. ENG SHUTDOWN AT XA20Z. AT XB30Z TURNED START LEVER ON FOR 3 MINS ACCORDING TO ABNORMAL CHKLIST, AND NOTED OIL PRESSURE AT 20 PSI. COMPLETED 3 ENG LNDG TO ZZZZ1. LOGBOOK SHOWED THAT NO OIL HAD BEEN ADDED FOR 4 DAYS. AN AIR FORCE MECH SVCED THE ENGS. HE ADDED 17 QUARTS OF OIL TO #3 ENG, 5 QUARTS TO #1 ENG, 4 QUARTS TO #2 ENG, AND 10 QUARTS TO #4 ENG. AFTER SVCING ENGS, WE RAN ENG #3 ACCORDING TO MAINT MANUAL. OPS CHKED NORMAL AND SHUT DOWN ENG, THEN ADDED 2 MORE QUARTS OF OIL TO #3 ENG. LOADERS FINISHED LOADING CARGO AT XE35Z, WAITED FOR GND PERSONNEL TO START ENGS UNTIL XF00Z. AFTER STARTING ENGS, WE WERE PUSHED BACK AND THEN TAXIED TO RWY 28L. DURING TAXI, #3 ENG PARAMETERS NORMAL. CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 28L IN ZZZZ1. ONCE THROTTLES REACHED 1.6 EPR, #3 ENG OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THROTTLES WERE RETARDED AND ASKED TWR IF WE COULD CLR THE RWY. TKOF ROLL HAD NOT BEEN INITIATED. ONCE CLR OF THE RWY, WE TAXIED BACK TO APCH END OF RWY 28L. TWR ADVISED US WE WOULD BE OK FOR A 2-MIN ENG RUN-UP OF #3 ENG. AT 1.78 EPR OF #3 ENG, N2=102%, EGT=510 DEGS, OIL PRESSURE=47 LBS, OIL TEMP=75 DEGS, N1=102% AND OIL QUANTITY READ 4 GALLONS. FE CALLED MAINT CTLR VIA PHONE PATCH AND WE WERE ADVISED OK TO CONTINUE TO ZZZZ2. #3 ENG OIL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT REST OF FLT CONTINUED NORMAL.

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.