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A B737-700 flight crew received low oil quantity warnings and associated alerts during their initial climb. Declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport. The first officer reporter feels the alerts generated by the warning were distracting and made managing the problem more difficult.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 904510 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Powerplant Lubrication System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 154 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
During a stage four climb at 200 KTS we had a low oil quantity warning and the associated display alerts. Prior to the event; the oil quantity indications were normal during the preflight/after start/and up to the alert occurring. We declared an emergency and returned to the field uneventfully. Boeing and the engine manufacturer need to address this. While there are aom references; and company reminders to this problem; until it happens to you; one does not realize how useless the references are when the airplane is 'flashing' alerts saying it may be hurt during a critical phase of flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 Flight Crew received low oil quantity warnings and associated alerts during their initial climb. Declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport. The First Officer reporter feels the alerts generated by the warning were distracting and made managing the problem more difficult.
Narrative: During a stage four climb at 200 KTS we had a Low Oil Quantity warning and the associated display alerts. Prior to the event; the oil quantity indications were normal during the preflight/after start/and up to the alert occurring. We declared an emergency and returned to the field uneventfully. Boeing and the engine manufacturer need to address this. While there are AOM references; and Company reminders to this problem; until it happens to you; one does not realize how useless the references are when the airplane is 'flashing' alerts saying it may be hurt during a critical phase of flight.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.