Air carrier flight crew shut down engine due to loss of oil pressure in ZKC airspace.

Attributes
ACN	424745
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mci
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	424745
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

At FL310, 75 NM west of mci, our #1 engine oil pressure dropped to 20 psi (caution range) and oil quantity read zero. We performed the low pressure checklist and notified ATC. As soon as our low oil pressure light came on (5 mins after low oil pressure indication), we ran that checklist which calls for engine shutdown. We declared an emergency and requested direct mci. We were cleared to FL240, then to 12000 ft, then approach took over. Our workload was quite high as we coordinated with center, operations, and flight attendants plus running the emergency checklists in a very short time span. Winds at mci were 320 degrees at 14 KTS gusting to 19 KTS, landing runway 1L. Braking action report was fair to poor until on final at which time another air carrier reported good braking. We had requested emergency equipment stand by. Landing was uneventful and we had trucks follow us to gate where we terminated the emergency. All controllers involved were very helpful throughout this emergency. There were no injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC SHUT DOWN ENG DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE IN ZKC AIRSPACE.

Narrative: AT FL310, 75 NM W OF MCI, OUR #1 ENG OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 20 PSI (CAUTION RANGE) AND OIL QUANTITY READ ZERO. WE PERFORMED THE LOW PRESSURE CHKLIST AND NOTIFIED ATC. AS SOON AS OUR LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON (5 MINS AFTER LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION), WE RAN THAT CHKLIST WHICH CALLS FOR ENG SHUTDOWN. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED DIRECT MCI. WE WERE CLRED TO FL240, THEN TO 12000 FT, THEN APCH TOOK OVER. OUR WORKLOAD WAS QUITE HIGH AS WE COORDINATED WITH CTR, OPS, AND FLT ATTENDANTS PLUS RUNNING THE EMER CHKLISTS IN A VERY SHORT TIME SPAN. WINDS AT MCI WERE 320 DEGS AT 14 KTS GUSTING TO 19 KTS, LNDG RWY 1L. BRAKING ACTION RPT WAS FAIR TO POOR UNTIL ON FINAL AT WHICH TIME ANOTHER ACR RPTED GOOD BRAKING. WE HAD REQUESTED EMER EQUIP STAND BY. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WE HAD TRUCKS FOLLOW US TO GATE WHERE WE TERMINATED THE EMER. ALL CTLRS INVOLVED WERE VERY HELPFUL THROUGHOUT THIS EMER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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.