An air carrier BA32 flight crew had to shut down the left engine due to a low oil pressure and loss indication over ehf. They made a successful landing at fat.

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Attributes
ACN	390184
Time
Date	199801
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ehf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 32
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	390184
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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 none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During holding, we noticed the left oil pressure fluctuating and left oil cap flickering. We performed the emergency oil cap checklist followed by an in-flight engine shutdown. We discussed landing and decided fat would be safer due to straight-line vector along with crew familiarity, which in turn reduced pilot workload. Bakersfield was our other possibility, but would require as much time as fat due to altitude and multiple vectors. Additionally, we were unfamiliar with bakersfield. Upon arrival in fat, our chief pilot agreed with our decision.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR BA32 FLC HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE L ENG DUE TO A LOW OIL PRESSURE AND LOSS INDICATION OVER EHF. THEY MADE A SUCCESSFUL LNDG AT FAT.

Narrative: DURING HOLDING, WE NOTICED THE L OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING AND L OIL CAP FLICKERING. WE PERFORMED THE EMER OIL CAP CHKLIST FOLLOWED BY AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN. WE DISCUSSED LNDG AND DECIDED FAT WOULD BE SAFER DUE TO STRAIGHT-LINE VECTOR ALONG WITH CREW FAMILIARITY, WHICH IN TURN REDUCED PLT WORKLOAD. BAKERSFIELD WAS OUR OTHER POSSIBILITY, BUT WOULD REQUIRE AS MUCH TIME AS FAT DUE TO ALT AND MULTIPLE VECTORS. ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH BAKERSFIELD. UPON ARR IN FAT, OUR CHIEF PLT AGREED WITH OUR DECISION.

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.