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B737 flight crew has low oil pressure warning on left engine. Shuts engine down; declares emergency; diverts for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 690150 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : zzz.vor |
| Altitude | msl single value : 38000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 690150 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil press indication other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Declared emergency to ATC due to shutdown of left engine because of no oil pressure. Decided to divert to ZZZ after discussion with company dispatch. Got priority handling from ZZZ ATC to land on runway 25L. Normal landing and taxi to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FLT CREW HAS LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING ON L ENG. SHUTS ENG DOWN; DECLARES EMER; DIVERTS FOR LNDG.
Narrative: DECLARED EMER TO ATC DUE TO SHUTDOWN OF L ENG BECAUSE OF NO OIL PRESSURE. DECIDED TO DIVERT TO ZZZ AFTER DISCUSSION WITH COMPANY DISPATCH. GOT PRIORITY HANDLING FROM ZZZ ATC TO LAND ON RWY 25L. NORMAL LNDG AND TAXI TO THE GATE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.