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B737-300 flight crew receives a low oil pressure light and secures engine. Crew declares emergency and returns for an uneventful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 699667 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 25000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 699667 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 699621 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng oil pressure warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At FL250 and approximately 70 mi east of ZZZ we observed the following engine indications: low oil pressure light on. Engine oil pressure gauge -- approximately 7 psi oil quantity page -- 0 quantity. Oil temperature gauge approximately 140. We accomplished the engine low oil pressure checklist and the in-flight engine shutdown irregular procedure. Captain contacted dispatch; maintenance; and declared an emergency with ATC. The flight attendants were instructed to prepare for an evacuate/evacuation. We returned to ZZZ for a safe landing where we had the emergency equipment standing by.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 FLT CREW RECEIVES A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND SECURES ENG. CREW DECLARES EMER AND RETURNS FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.
Narrative: AT FL250 AND APPROX 70 MI E OF ZZZ WE OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING ENG INDICATIONS: LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON. ENG OIL PRESSURE GAUGE -- APPROX 7 PSI OIL QUANTITY PAGE -- 0 QUANTITY. OIL TEMP GAUGE APPROX 140. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE CHKLIST AND THE INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN IRREGULAR PROC. CAPT CONTACTED DISPATCH; MAINT; AND DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE FOR AN EVAC. WE RETURNED TO ZZZ FOR A SAFE LNDG WHERE WE HAD THE EMER EQUIP STANDING BY.
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.