B737-400 Oil Problem
During a type rating course in the USA, I was told that if an engine was to lose oil quantity during cruise you may continue running that engine as long as you don’t move the throttles. They believe the oil will remain in the bearings, and shouldn’t harm the engine. A flight, which had three hours to destination, was used as an example.
In cruise an engine lost oil quantity; the captain continued to run the engine without moving the throttles. Before descent they shut down the engine.
Following discussions with current B737 pilots, I now believe this information to be untrue.
Any feed back would be much appreciated.