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B757 suffers loss of oil pressure on right engine. Follows qrc checklists; declares emergency and lands safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 765673 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : slc.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 765673 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After leveling off at cruise altitude 'right engine oil pressure' light illuminated. Ran abnormal checklists 'engine oil pressure' and 'engine failure or shutdown;' which directed shutdown of right engine. Declared an emergency; briefed flight attendants and informed passenger. Landed uneventfully. Logbook entry made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 SUFFERS LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ON R ENGINE. FOLLOWS QRC CHECKLISTS; DECLARES EMERGENCY AND LANDS SAFELY.
Narrative: AFTER LEVELING OFF AT CRUISE ALT 'R ENG OIL PRESSURE' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAN ABNORMAL CHKLISTS 'ENG OIL PRESSURE' AND 'ENG FAILURE OR SHUTDOWN;' WHICH DIRECTED SHUTDOWN OF R ENG. DECLARED AN EMER; BRIEFED FLT ATTENDANTS AND INFORMED PAX. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. LOGBOOK ENTRY MADE.
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.