E145 flight crew shut down an engine and diverted due to low oil pressure and quantity.

Attributes
ACN	831968
Time
Date	200904
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Lubrication System
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 230 Flight Crew Total 4200 Flight Crew Type 2800
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

About 60 miles east of ZZZ; we noticed engine oil pressure was very low. We followed the checklist; which commanded us to bring the N2 below 88% and check the indication then. The oil pressure indication went into the red region dipping to as low as 29 psi. The QRH instructs us in that case to shut the engine down. We proceeded to do so; declared an emergency and landed in the nearest suitable airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E145 flight crew shut down an engine and diverted due to low oil pressure and quantity.

Narrative: About 60 miles east of ZZZ; we noticed engine oil pressure was very low. We followed the checklist; which commanded us to bring the N2 below 88% and check the indication then. The oil pressure indication went into the red region dipping to as low as 29 PSI. The QRH instructs us in that case to shut the engine down. We proceeded to do so; declared an emergency and landed in the nearest suitable airport.

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.