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Flight crew of a DC9-50 declared emergency during descent for landing due to an in-flight left engine shutdown due to low oil pressure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 434430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : dxo.vor |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 50 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 434430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil pressure indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During an approach to runway 21L at dtw under visual conditions, the left engine oil pressure low annunciator illuminated along with an oil pressure indication of 26 psi. Our airline's procedure requires a precautionary engine shutdown. I accomplished the procedure while the first officer flew the aircraft. We informed ATC of our situation and requested the airport fire and rescue equipment standby. We received priority handling by ATC for a normal landing to runway 21L. After clearing the runway and having our engine inspected by the fire captain, I noticed our left main gear inner brake was too hot for us to taxi to the gate. Maintenance came out to the aircraft determining that the brake had malfunctioned. The right main gear brakes were within the normal limits. Passenger and crew were bussed to the terminal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A DC9-50 DECLARED EMER DURING DSCNT FOR LNDG DUE TO AN INFLT L ENG SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE.
Narrative: DURING AN APCH TO RWY 21L AT DTW UNDER VISUAL CONDITIONS, THE L ENG OIL PRESSURE LOW ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH AN OIL PRESSURE INDICATION OF 26 PSI. OUR AIRLINE'S PROC REQUIRES A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN. I ACCOMPLISHED THE PROC WHILE THE FO FLEW THE ACFT. WE INFORMED ATC OF OUR SIT AND REQUESTED THE ARPT FIRE AND RESCUE EQUIP STANDBY. WE RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING BY ATC FOR A NORMAL LNDG TO RWY 21L. AFTER CLRING THE RWY AND HAVING OUR ENG INSPECTED BY THE FIRE CAPT, I NOTICED OUR L MAIN GEAR INNER BRAKE WAS TOO HOT FOR US TO TAXI TO THE GATE. MAINT CAME OUT TO THE ACFT DETERMINING THAT THE BRAKE HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE R MAIN GEAR BRAKES WERE WITHIN THE NORMAL LIMITS. PAX AND CREW WERE BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL.
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.