B737 flight crew has engine malfunction during departure from hou.

Attributes
ACN	566913
Time
Date	200211
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	566913
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 24000
ASRS Report	566914
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil filter bypass light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine shutdown. On climb out from hou the oil filter bypass light illuminated. We ran checklist, could not get light to extinguish, and performed a precautionary engine shutdown per the QRH. We declared an emergency with ATC and returned to hou single engine. We landed with no further incident and taxied to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLC HAS ENG MALFUNCTION DURING DEP FROM HOU.

Narrative: ENG SHUTDOWN. ON CLBOUT FROM HOU THE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WE RAN CHKLIST, COULD NOT GET LIGHT TO EXTINGUISH, AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN PER THE QRH. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC AND RETURNED TO HOU SINGLE ENG. WE LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE.

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.