CL65 flight crew experienced a left engine low pressure light descending through 15000 ft. The left engine was shut down, whether by crew action or spontaneously is not clear, but a successful relight and safe landing was accomplished.

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Attributes
ACN	604432
Time
Date	200401
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl.tracon
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	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	604432
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng low pressure light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Descending through 15000 ft, thrust idle, left engine low pressure light and engine shutdown, normal restart and landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED A L ENG LOW PRESSURE LIGHT DESCENDING THROUGH 15000 FT. THE L ENG WAS SHUT DOWN, WHETHER BY CREW ACTION OR SPONTANEOUSLY IS NOT CLEAR, BUT A SUCCESSFUL RELIGHT AND SAFE LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

Narrative: DSNDING THROUGH 15000 FT, THRUST IDLE, L ENG LOW PRESSURE LIGHT AND ENG SHUTDOWN, NORMAL RESTART AND LNDG.

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.