Cargojet B722 near Cincinnati on Dec 8th 2015, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: December 25, 2015 / 18:28:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 8, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Cargojet

Flight number
W8-924

Aircraft Registration
C-GCJZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 727-200

ICAO Type Designator
B722

A Cargojet Boeing 727-200, registration C-GCJZ performing flight W8-924 (dep Dec 7th) from Hamilton,ON (Canada) to Cincinnati,KY (USA), was descending through 17,000 feet towards Cincinnati's Northern Kentucky Airport when the crew received a low oil quantity and low oil pressure indication for the tail mounted engine (JT8D) and shut the engine down. The crew declared emergency and continued for a safe landing at Northern Kentucky Airport.

The Canadian TSB reported the oil quantity indicated zero and the oil pressure was below the red line.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 8, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Cargojet

Flight number
W8-924

Aircraft Registration
C-GCJZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 727-200

ICAO Type Designator
B722

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