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A B737 experienced low oil qty and high oil temperature while en route from hnl to bur. They shut down the engine and returned to hnl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596370 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zhn.artcc |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl single value : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhn.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 596370 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil temp/quant gage other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to alternate other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight from honolulu to burbank, cruising altitude of FL390. Low oil quantity was discovered 59 NM from eglin. Oil temperature started to rise. Decision was made to turn around back to honolulu. We were approximately 320 NM from ete. Decision was made to shut down the left engine because of high oil temperature. All appropriate checks were used from boeing B737 operational manual, non normal checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 EXPERIENCED LOW OIL QTY AND HIGH OIL TEMP WHILE ENRTE FROM HNL TO BUR. THEY SHUT DOWN THE ENG AND RETURNED TO HNL.
Narrative: FLT FROM HONOLULU TO BURBANK, CRUISING ALT OF FL390. LOW OIL QUANTITY WAS DISCOVERED 59 NM FROM EGLIN. OIL TEMP STARTED TO RISE. DECISION WAS MADE TO TURN AROUND BACK TO HONOLULU. WE WERE APPROX 320 NM FROM ETE. DECISION WAS MADE TO SHUT DOWN THE L ENG BECAUSE OF HIGH OIL TEMP. ALL APPROPRIATE CHKS WERE USED FROM BOEING B737 OPERATIONAL MANUAL, NON NORMAL CHKLIST.
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.