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Flight crew shuts down engine for '0' oil pressure, declares an emergency, and returns to departure point.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 304686 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11400 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 304686 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| 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 |
Narrative:
Left engine developed oil pressure problems soon after takeoff. Decided to return to dtw. While descending and turning toward dtw, oil pressure indicator went to '0.' captain shut down the engine. Declared an emergency with ATC all of which I was in agreement with. However, we then overflew 2 suitable airports just to return the aircraft to our hangar so maintenance and the passenger wouldn't be inconvenienced. What about safety?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC SHUTS DOWN ENG FOR '0' OIL PRESSURE, DECLARES AN EMER, AND RETURNS TO DEP POINT.
Narrative: L ENG DEVELOPED OIL PRESSURE PROBS SOON AFTER TKOF. DECIDED TO RETURN TO DTW. WHILE DSNDING AND TURNING TOWARD DTW, OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR WENT TO '0.' CAPT SHUT DOWN THE ENG. DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC ALL OF WHICH I WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH. HOWEVER, WE THEN OVERFLEW 2 SUITABLE ARPTS JUST TO RETURN THE ACFT TO OUR HANGAR SO MAINT AND THE PAX WOULDN'T BE INCONVENIENCED. WHAT ABOUT SAFETY?
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.