Return land mandated by in-flight engine shutdown.

Attributes
ACN	265387
Time
Date	199403
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zbw airport : bed
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other landing other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zbw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11200 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	265387
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	265388
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During climb out from kbed, pilot noticed oil leaking from left engine, monitored oil pressure gauge, oil pressure was falling, made precautionary engine shutdown, returned to kbed, no damage to aircraft or injuries to crew or passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN LAND MANDATED BY INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM KBED, PLT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM L ENG, MONITORED OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, OIL PRESSURE WAS FALLING, MADE PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN, RETURNED TO KBED, NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR INJURIES TO CREW OR PAX.

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.