1 ENG ON A 3 ENG ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. LGT ACR ACFT CONTINUED TO DEST WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

1992-04 · NASA ASRS report 208489

Date: 1992-04 · Aircraft: Large Transport; Low Wing; 3 Turbojet Eng · Phase: climb

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|other-unspecified

Synopsis

1 ENG ON A 3 ENG ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. LGT ACR ACFT CONTINUED TO DEST WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

Narrative

AFTER A NORMAL TKOF AND INITIAL CLB THROUGH ABOUT FL190 THE #2 ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON THE FORWARD INST PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ON THE SO'S PANEL READ ABOUT 30 PSI. WHILE THE SO GOT OUT THE CHKLIST; THE CAPT TOLD ME TO HANDLE THE PLANE AND ATC. I TOLD HIM I WOULD INFORM ATC OF A POSSIBLE ENG PROBLEM AND ASK FOR FL210 FOR AWHILE. HE AGREED. THE CHKLIST ALLOWED US TO RUN THE ENG AT A REDUCED PWR SETTING AS LONG AS THE OIL PRESSURE REMAINED ABOVE 20 PSI. THIS ALLOWED US TO CLB TO FL290. CONTINUE TOWARDS EWR; AND CONTACT DISPATCH AND MAINT. A 3-WAY CALL WAS SET UP THROUGH ARINC. MAINT AND DISPATCH RECOMMENDED WE CONTINUE TO EWR; BUT CONTACT WAS LOST BEFORE A FINAL AGREEMENT WAS MADE. BEFORE GETTING CONTACT RE-ESTABLISHED; THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED FURTHER AND WE HAD TO SHUT IT DOWN. I SUGGESTED LNDG BACK AT MIA OR FLL; ORLANDO AS ALL WOULD PROVIDE GOOD PAX CONNECTIONS. ABOUT THAT TIME; DISPATCH AND MAINT WERE BACK. WE TOLD THEM ABOUT THE SHUTDOWN AND THEY STILL RECOMMENDED GOING ON TO EWR. THE DURATION OF THE FLT TO EWR WAS UNEVENTFUL.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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