Oil pressure problem.

Attributes
ACN	100359
Time
Date	198812
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pia
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	100359
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After climb check was complete, left oil pressure began to fluctuate, then a torque fluctuation followed by oil pressure warning light. After the torque fluctuation was noticed, decision to return to peoria airport was made. Left engine was not shut down until on the ground due to short time period and the pressure did not fall below prescribed limits until 5 mi final. I did not want to get involved in engine shut down while on short final due to pilot workload. No aircraft or engine damage occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM.

Narrative: AFTER CLIMB CHECK WAS COMPLETE, LEFT OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE, THEN A TORQUE FLUCTUATION FOLLOWED BY OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. AFTER THE TORQUE FLUCTUATION WAS NOTICED, DECISION TO RETURN TO PEORIA ARPT WAS MADE. LEFT ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN UNTIL ON THE GND DUE TO SHORT TIME PERIOD AND THE PRESSURE DID NOT FALL BELOW PRESCRIBED LIMITS UNTIL 5 MI FINAL. I DID NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE ON SHORT FINAL DUE TO PLT WORKLOAD. NO ACFT OR ENGINE DAMAGE OCCURRED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.