Flight crew of an mdt got priority handling due to an engine oil pressure fluctuation.

Attributes
ACN	296397
Time
Date	199502
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 artcc : zlc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	296397
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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:

#2 engine oil pressure needle fluctuated. I requested expeditious handling. Approach immediately vectored me visual to runway 4L. No incident or accident. Emergency was not declared. Landed on runway 4L. Did not shut down engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MDT GOT PRIORITY HANDLING DUE TO AN ENG OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION.

Narrative: #2 ENG OIL PRESSURE NEEDLE FLUCTUATED. I REQUESTED EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING. APCH IMMEDIATELY VECTORED ME VISUAL TO RWY 4L. NO INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT. EMER WAS NOT DECLARED. LANDED ON RWY 4L. DID NOT SHUT DOWN ENG.

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.