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An A330 notes an oil loss of 12 quarts from the right engine on airway A-300 during an overwater operation and diverts to mco, fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 619395 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : orl.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 38000 msl bound upper : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc tower : ric.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute airway : a300.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 18600 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 619395 |
| 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 quantity gauges other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At FL390 on airway A-300 en route to sju from phl, the right engine oil quantity went from 19 quarts to 7 quarts. Dispatch and I decided to divert to mco instead of going to sju. We got off A-300, descended to FL385 to clear traffic, then received clearance from new york comrdo to proceed direct to mco at FL380. Landed mco.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A330 NOTES AN OIL LOSS OF 12 QUARTS FROM THE R ENG ON AIRWAY A-300 DURING AN OVERWATER OP AND DIVERTS TO MCO, FL.
Narrative: AT FL390 ON AIRWAY A-300 ENRTE TO SJU FROM PHL, THE R ENG OIL QUANTITY WENT FROM 19 QUARTS TO 7 QUARTS. DISPATCH AND I DECIDED TO DIVERT TO MCO INSTEAD OF GOING TO SJU. WE GOT OFF A-300, DSNDED TO FL385 TO CLR TFC, THEN RECEIVED CLRNC FROM NEW YORK COMRDO TO PROCEED DIRECT TO MCO AT FL380. LANDED MCO.
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.