Crj-200 flight crew on departure received a left engine oil pressure warning; they ran the appropria...

Attributes
ACN	826265
Time
Date	200903
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Lubrication System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

After takeoff; received a left engine oil pressure warning message. Ran QRH even though the message extinguished almost immediately. Conferred with dispatch and maintenance control and decided to return. We received the same message twice more on approach. Due to the air return; we landed overweight with a touchdown about 500 FPM. The event was caused by low oil pressure in the left engine causing the warning message. Also noticed the pressure was fluctuating between 33-42 psi; and 25-30 psi lower than the right engine. The aircraft also had a maintenance history for oil problems with the left engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-200 flight crew on departure received a left engine oil pressure warning; they ran the appropriate procedure and determined it was prudent to return to their departure airport.

Narrative: After takeoff; received a Left Engine Oil Pressure warning message. Ran QRH even though the message extinguished almost immediately. Conferred with Dispatch and Maintenance Control and decided to return. We received the same message twice more on approach. Due to the air return; we landed overweight with a touchdown about 500 FPM. The event was caused by low oil pressure in the left engine causing the warning message. Also noticed the pressure was fluctuating between 33-42 PSI; and 25-30 PSI lower than the right engine. The aircraft also had a maintenance history for oil problems with the left engine.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Crj-200 flight crew on departure received a left engine oil pressure warning; they ran the appropriate procedure and determined it was prudent to return to their departure airport.