A DC9 crew, in cruise at FL310, experienced an engine problem, with a precautionary shutdown.

Attributes
ACN	547044
Time
Date	200205
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : gij.vortac
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	547044
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil press guage other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Precautionary engine shutdown caused by low oil pressure. Performed corrective action and diverted to dtw which was determined to be the nearest suitable airfield.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 CREW, IN CRUISE AT FL310, EXPERIENCED AN ENG PROB, WITH A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN CAUSED BY LOW OIL PRESSURE. PERFORMED CORRECTIVE ACTION AND DIVERTED TO DTW WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRFIELD.

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.