20031007025949I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737 · Burbank, CA · October 7, 2003

Date: October 7, 2003 · 18:08 local
Place: Burbank, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: TSAA
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Reported as: Boeing 737

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aah 462 declared an emergency due to low oil quantity on #1 engine. #1 engine shut down and aircraft began descent since it could not maintain FL390 with engine shut down. ATC cleared aah 462 to return to hnl and maintain FL390. Aah 462 reported unable and was descending through FL335 requesting FL250. ATC cleared him to descend to FL250. When aah 462 reached FL250, he could not maintain that altitude and asked for and was cleared to FL200.during descent from FL390 aah 462 crossed aal 162'S assigned altitude of FL350.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AAH 462 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOW OIL QUANTITY ON #1 ENGINE. #1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN DESCENT SINCE IT COULD NOT MAINTAIN FL390 WITH ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ATC CLEARED AAH 462 TO RETURN TO HNL AND MAINTAIN FL390. AAH 462 REPORTED UNABLE AND WAS DESCENDING THROUGH FL335 REQUESTING FL250. ATC CLEARED HIM TO DESCEND TO FL250. WHEN AAH 462 REACHED FL250, HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN THAT ALTITUDE AND ASKED FOR AND WAS CLEARED TO FL200.DURING DESCENT FROM FL390 AAH 462 CROSSED AAL 162'S ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF FL350.