Mdt has low oil pressure light. Divert land.

Attributes
ACN	249825
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tys
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	249825
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While at cruise, oil pressure fluctuated on #1 engine. Event confirmed between warning light and gauge. We advised ATC and diverted to tys (original destination hsv). No emergency declared. Engine did not require shutdown. We requested emergency equipment to be standing by. Maintenance checked the engine and found it to be down by 6 quarts. No leaks found. We then had the #2 oil quantity checked. It was down by 5 quarts. Apparently, the service checks were performed at the appropriate times (every 3 calendar days). However, the plane had flown 25 hours in 2.5 days. More frequent required oil quantity checks may be appropriate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT HAS LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. DIVERT LAND.

Narrative: WHILE AT CRUISE, OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED ON #1 ENG. EVENT CONFIRMED BTWN WARNING LIGHT AND GAUGE. WE ADVISED ATC AND DIVERTED TO TYS (ORIGINAL DEST HSV). NO EMER DECLARED. ENG DID NOT REQUIRE SHUTDOWN. WE REQUESTED EMER EQUIP TO BE STANDING BY. MAINT CHKED THE ENG AND FOUND IT TO BE DOWN BY 6 QUARTS. NO LEAKS FOUND. WE THEN HAD THE #2 OIL QUANTITY CHKED. IT WAS DOWN BY 5 QUARTS. APPARENTLY, THE SVC CHKS WERE PERFORMED AT THE APPROPRIATE TIMES (EVERY 3 CALENDAR DAYS). HOWEVER, THE PLANE HAD FLOWN 25 HRS IN 2.5 DAYS. MORE FREQUENT REQUIRED OIL QUANTITY CHKS MAY BE APPROPRIATE.

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.