Air carrier light transport in diversion to alternate after in-flight engine shutdown.

Attributes
ACN	270250
Time
Date	199405
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sgf
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc tower : bdl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other 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 : 225 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	270250
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1114 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	270248
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The first officer was flying. We were cruising at 1500 ft, 50 mi west of springfield, mo. The first officer noticed the left oil pressure gauge was resting on the high pressure red line. There were no warning or caution lights to cover high oil pressure and all other gauge indications were normal. As the WX was clear and we were close to sgf, I elected to do a precautionary engine shutdown. An emergency was declared and equipment called out due to the fact we had nine revenue passenger on board. The descent and approach and landing were all uneventful and accomplished according to the applicable checklists.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT IN DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE AFTER INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: THE FO WAS FLYING. WE WERE CRUISING AT 1500 FT, 50 MI W OF SPRINGFIELD, MO. THE FO NOTICED THE L OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS RESTING ON THE HIGH PRESSURE RED LINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING OR CAUTION LIGHTS TO COVER HIGH OIL PRESSURE AND ALL OTHER GAUGE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AS THE WX WAS CLEAR AND WE WERE CLOSE TO SGF, I ELECTED TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND EQUIP CALLED OUT DUE TO THE FACT WE HAD NINE REVENUE PAX ON BOARD. THE DSCNT AND APCH AND LNDG WERE ALL UNEVENTFUL AND ACCOMPLISHED ACCORDING TO THE APPLICABLE CHKLISTS.

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.