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Flight crew of an small transport turboprop shut down 1 engine and returned to land after losing oil pressure on climb out.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324672 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jax |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : jax |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 324672 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| 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 | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was preflting aircraft for trip back to bna (from jax). I did a thorough preflight and the last thing left to do was to check the oil. I had a suit on so I went back inside to get a ladder. At this time my passenger showed up an hour early. I forgot to check the oil levels in the engine. However, during start up I realized my omission so I made sure I had oil pressure and that my propellers unfeathered properly. All was normal. There was a 10 min delay on ground and when I took the runway all parameters were normal. All was normal until climbing through 5000 ft when left chip light came on. It stayed on for a few seconds then went out. Engine parameters were still normal. 1 min later chip light came back on and torque started to fluctuate. I initiated shut down sequence and at that time oil pressure went to zero. The propeller feathered and landing at jax was uneventful. At this time, I am unsure if engine oil level was a factor. However, the lesson learned is not to let passenger (or anything for that matter) to distract me from my duties.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN SMT TURBOPROP SHUT DOWN 1 ENG AND RETURNED TO LAND AFTER LOSING OIL PRESSURE ON CLBOUT.
Narrative: I WAS PREFLTING ACFT FOR TRIP BACK TO BNA (FROM JAX). I DID A THOROUGH PREFLT AND THE LAST THING LEFT TO DO WAS TO CHK THE OIL. I HAD A SUIT ON SO I WENT BACK INSIDE TO GET A LADDER. AT THIS TIME MY PAX SHOWED UP AN HR EARLY. I FORGOT TO CHK THE OIL LEVELS IN THE ENG. HOWEVER, DURING START UP I REALIZED MY OMISSION SO I MADE SURE I HAD OIL PRESSURE AND THAT MY PROPS UNFEATHERED PROPERLY. ALL WAS NORMAL. THERE WAS A 10 MIN DELAY ON GND AND WHEN I TOOK THE RWY ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. ALL WAS NORMAL UNTIL CLBING THROUGH 5000 FT WHEN L CHIP LIGHT CAME ON. IT STAYED ON FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN WENT OUT. ENG PARAMETERS WERE STILL NORMAL. 1 MIN LATER CHIP LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND TORQUE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. I INITIATED SHUT DOWN SEQUENCE AND AT THAT TIME OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. THE PROP FEATHERED AND LNDG AT JAX WAS UNEVENTFUL. AT THIS TIME, I AM UNSURE IF ENG OIL LEVEL WAS A FACTOR. HOWEVER, THE LESSON LEARNED IS NOT TO LET PAX (OR ANYTHING FOR THAT MATTER) TO DISTRACT ME FROM MY DUTIES.
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.