DC9-30 FLC DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED AFTER PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN.

Date: 1995-05 · Aircraft: DC-9 30

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

Synopsis

DC9-30 FLC DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED AFTER PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN.

Narrative

CRUISING AT FL350 S OF CVG THE R OIL STRAINER CLOGGING LIGHT AND MASTER CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. THE APPROPRIATE ABNORMAL; NORMAL AND EMER CHKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED WHILE THE R ENG WAS SHUT DOWN PER THE PROC. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND A NORMAL SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG WAS MADE TO RWY 18L AT CVG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 306261: THE CAPT CONTINUED TO FLY WHILE THE FO LOOKED THE ABNORMAL UP IN THE PLT HANDBOOK. WE FOLLOWED THE PROCS OUTLINED. REQUESTED A LOWER ALT. FOUND A SUITABLE ALTERNATE (CVG). CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO FROM 307166: WHILE FLC WAS HANDLING SIT FLT ATTENDANT COINCIDENTALLY ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND WAS BRIEFED FOR THE EMER LNDG -- 'NO BRACE.' RPTR STATED THAT HE HAD JUST COMPLETED RECURRENT IN WHICH COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT AND CABIN AND COCKPIT COORD WERE EMPHASIZED -- HE FELT THAT EVERYTHING FLOWED SMOOTHLY. AIR/GND COM WITH COMPANY THROUGH PHONE PATCH AND ACARS WAS ACCOMPLISHED. DIVERSION WAS WELL COORDINATED. RPTR COMMENTED THAT ONLY REAL DISCOMFORT WAS WITH THE 50-60 DEG XWIND AT 20-25 KTS. LNDG UNEVENTFUL. MAINT PULLED THE DC9-30 SCREENS WHICH HELD ONLY CARBON PARTICLES (NO METAL). ENG WAS CONSIDERED CLEAN SO FLC FERRIED ACFT TO MAIN MAINT BASE ON THE FOLLOWING DAY. ENG SENT TO PRATT AND WHITNEY FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.

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