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A B727-200 captain expresses concern over advice given by a maintenance controller to continue with #1 engine oil low pressure warning light illuminated. All other engine indications normal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 624502 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8200 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 624802 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #1 engine oil indicator pressure & quantity other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out on flight abc from ZZZ to ZZZ1, we had a low oil pressure light come on for #1 engine. We referred to communication procedure and also contacted the company, and relayed to them the problem. All engine indications were normal. We were instructed to continue to our destination. Once there, we were in touch with maintenance by phone and company decided to MEL it. We returned to ZZZ with no problems. I believe our mechanics were giving wrong information and we should have returned back to ZZZ. Company is saying I should have returned to ZZZ and not listened to maintenance control. Why is maintenance giving bad advice when the pilot is looking for good advice? The FAA will probably be involved, and want to know why I continued on to ZZZ1.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 CAPT EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER ADVICE GIVEN BY A MAINT CTLR TO CONTINUE WITH #1 ENG OIL LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL OTHER ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT ON FLT ABC FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1, WE HAD A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COME ON FOR #1 ENG. WE REFERRED TO COM PROC AND ALSO CONTACTED THE COMPANY, AND RELAYED TO THEM THE PROB. ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE TO OUR DEST. ONCE THERE, WE WERE IN TOUCH WITH MAINT BY PHONE AND COMPANY DECIDED TO MEL IT. WE RETURNED TO ZZZ WITH NO PROBS. I BELIEVE OUR MECHS WERE GIVING WRONG INFO AND WE SHOULD HAVE RETURNED BACK TO ZZZ. COMPANY IS SAYING I SHOULD HAVE RETURNED TO ZZZ AND NOT LISTENED TO MAINT CTL. WHY IS MAINT GIVING BAD ADVICE WHEN THE PLT IS LOOKING FOR GOOD ADVICE? THE FAA WILL PROBABLY BE INVOLVED, AND WANT TO KNOW WHY I CONTINUED ON TO ZZZ1.
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.