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A DC3's right engine had low oil pressure; high oil temperature and was trailing white smoke. The crew shut the engine down; declared an emergency; and return to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 702792 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | DC-3/Dakota/Skytrain |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 29500 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 702792 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil pressure other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Over ZZZ1 we experienced low oil pressure and high oil temperature on the right engine. Shortly thereafter white smoke came from the oil breather area of the right engine; and followed by a large gush of oil from the same area. I feathered the right propeller and shut down the engine. We returned to the ZZZ airport without further incident. We did declare an emergency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC3'S R ENG HAD LOW OIL PRESSURE; HIGH OIL TEMP AND WAS TRAILING WHITE SMOKE. THE CREW SHUT THE ENG DOWN; DECLARED AN EMER; AND RETURN TO LAND.
Narrative: OVER ZZZ1 WE EXPERIENCED LOW OIL PRESSURE AND HIGH OIL TEMP ON THE R ENG. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE OIL BREATHER AREA OF THE R ENG; AND FOLLOWED BY A LARGE GUSH OF OIL FROM THE SAME AREA. I FEATHERED THE R PROP AND SHUT DOWN THE ENG. WE RETURNED TO THE ZZZ ARPT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WE DID DECLARE AN EMER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.