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MD80 flight crew experiences loss of oil pressure on the left engine during climb passing FL190. The engine is shutdown and flight returns to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1078243 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Lubrication Oil |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 22000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
At FL190 on climbout: the left [engine]' low oil pressure' light illuminated; with the left oil pressure gauge reading zero. Leveled off at FL200 and reviewed the QRH. Shutdown the left engine and returned for a landing. Declared an emergency with ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 flight crew experiences loss of oil pressure on the left engine during climb passing FL190. The engine is shutdown and flight returns to the departure airport.
Narrative: At FL190 on climbout: The left [engine]' low oil pressure' light illuminated; with the left oil pressure gauge reading zero. Leveled off at FL200 and reviewed the QRH. Shutdown the left engine and returned for a landing. Declared an emergency with ATC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.