<< >> NASA ASRS Report 634341, October 2004

Carj flight crew declares an emergency and diverts due to left engine low oil pressure warning. Approach and landing made without further incident.

Attributes
ACN	634341
Time
Date	200410
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	634341
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	634201
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While climbing through FL280, left engine oil pressure displayed warning (low pressure). Leveled out, performed emergency memory items and checklists. When engine power was reduced warnings extinguished. Any attempt to increase power led to return of message. In conjunction with dispatch and maintenance, selected ZZZ as a diversion airport. Left engine remained at idle under observation. Briefed passenger and flight attendant. Declared emergency as precaution and diverted to ZZZ. Normal descent, approach and landing. Taxied to gate under own power without further incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARJ FLT CREW DECLARES AN EMER AND DIVERTS DUE TO L ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING. APCH AND LNDG MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING THROUGH FL280, L ENG OIL PRESSURE DISPLAYED WARNING (LOW PRESSURE). LEVELED OUT, PERFORMED EMER MEMORY ITEMS AND CHKLISTS. WHEN ENG PWR WAS REDUCED WARNINGS EXTINGUISHED. ANY ATTEMPT TO INCREASE PWR LED TO RETURN OF MESSAGE. IN CONJUNCTION WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT, SELECTED ZZZ AS A DIVERSION ARPT. L ENG REMAINED AT IDLE UNDER OBSERVATION. BRIEFED PAX AND FLT ATTENDANT. DECLARED EMER AS PRECAUTION AND DIVERTED TO ZZZ. NORMAL DSCNT, APCH AND LNDG. TAXIED TO GATE UNDER OWN PWR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.