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An MD80 engine oil pressure fell rapidly after takeoff. An emergency was declared with a return to land. The engine operated at normal oil pressure under reduced thrust.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 754174 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 21000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 754174 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil press indicating system other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During climb out the oil pressure on #2 engine started falling rapidly. We declared an emergency and turned back. When power was reduced to idle the oil pressure returned to normal and aircraft was landed without further events.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 ENG OIL PRESSURE FELL RAPIDLY AFTER TKOF. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH A RETURN TO LAND. THE ENG OPERATED AT NORMAL OIL PRESSURE UNDER REDUCED THRUST.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT THE OIL PRESSURE ON #2 ENG STARTED FALLING RAPIDLY. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND TURNED BACK. WHEN PWR WAS REDUCED TO IDLE THE OIL PRESSURE RETURNED TO NORMAL AND ACFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENTS.
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.