A319 flight crew declares emergency due to zero oil quantity indication and vibration of left engine...

Attributes
ACN	722145
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	722145
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : l oil qty ind other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On descent into ZZZ the left engine lost oil quantity. Other indications were normal. It then began to vibrate for several seconds and then smoothed out. As a precaution we declared an emergency; and received a vector directly to ZZZ; where we made an uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 FLT CREW DECLARES EMER DUE TO ZERO OIL QUANTITY INDICATION AND VIBRATION OF L ENG.

Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO ZZZ THE L ENG LOST OIL QUANTITY. OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. IT THEN BEGAN TO VIBRATE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN SMOOTHED OUT. AS A PRECAUTION WE DECLARED AN EMER; AND RECEIVED A VECTOR DIRECTLY TO ZZZ; WHERE WE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

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.