A canadair CL65 in climb at 17000 ft declared an emergency and returned to the field due to #2 engine fluctuating oil pressure caused by metal in the oil screen.

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Attributes
ACN	449449
Time
Date	199909
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl single value : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	449449
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 405
ASRS Report	449442
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 engine low oil press lnd.
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out from cvg, received right engine low oil pressure warning message. Ran emergency procedure and made a precautionary shutdown of the #2 engine. Declared an emergency with ATC and notified passenger of the situation. Returned to cvg safely with no further incident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the engine was checked by company maintenance and found the oil screens were plugged with metal. The reporter said the engine was changed and sent to the manufacturer for overhaul.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CANADAIR CL65 IN CLB AT 17000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO #2 ENG FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE CAUSED BY METAL IN THE OIL SCREEN.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM CVG, RECEIVED R ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING MESSAGE. RAN EMER PROC AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE #2 ENG. DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC AND NOTIFIED PAX OF THE SIT. RETURNED TO CVG SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENG WAS CHKED BY COMPANY MAINT AND FOUND THE OIL SCREENS WERE PLUGGED WITH METAL. THE RPTR SAID THE ENG WAS CHANGED AND SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR OVERHAUL.

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.