CL65 crew had a low oil pressure warning light and shut the engine down.

Attributes
ACN	558171
Time
Date	200208
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmh.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
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	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	558171
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 : low oil press light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While en route an engine oil low pressure light came on. After consulting with company and in accordance with the operations manual and using the crew procedure recommended by the training department, the engine was shut down and we diverted the flight to cmh. An emergency was declared in the interest of safety.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CREW HAD A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT AND SHUT THE ENG DOWN.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE AN ENG OIL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER CONSULTING WITH COMPANY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPS MANUAL AND USING THE CREW PROC RECOMMENDED BY THE TRAINING DEPT, THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND WE DIVERTED THE FLT TO CMH. AN EMER WAS DECLARED IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY.

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.