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Loss of oil pressure in left engine at FL240 dictated engine shutdown, declare emergency. Descend. Divert to alternate for precautionary landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 186803 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bvt airport : laf |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 186803 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 186245 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Shortly after leveling off at 24000 we lost oil pressure in the #1 engine. Engine was brought to idle but oil pressure remained below min for flight. We elected to do a precautionary shutdown. We declared an emergency and diverted to laf. The flight originated in evv and the destination was ord.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE IN L ENG AT FL240 DICTATED ENG SHUTDOWN, DECLARE EMER. DSND. DIVERT TO ALTERNATE FOR PRECAUTIONARY LNDG.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 24000 WE LOST OIL PRESSURE IN THE #1 ENG. ENG WAS BROUGHT TO IDLE BUT OIL PRESSURE REMAINED BELOW MIN FOR FLT. WE ELECTED TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAF. THE FLT ORIGINATED IN EVV AND THE DEST WAS ORD.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.