<< >> NASA ASRS Report 837265, March 2009

ATR72 flight crew experienced low oil pressure during climb out and after shutting down #2 engine returned to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	837265
Time
Date	200903
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Lubrication System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

While climbing out at 14;000 ft; an intermittent low oil pressure indication was present and I decided to return. At the start of the descent; the warning became continuous; and I called for QRH for low oil pressure and shutdown of #2 engine. An emergency was declared at this point and we landed in VMC. Here's why there's a safety issue related to this event: this aircraft had two air interrupts a month earlier; an air interrupt with engine shutdown on my flight; an air interrupt with an engine shutdown the next day; and an air interrupt with an engine shutdown the day after that. All related to #2 engine low oil pressure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATR72 flight crew experienced low oil pressure during climb out and after shutting down #2 engine returned to departure airport.

Narrative: While climbing out at 14;000 FT; an intermittent low oil pressure indication was present and I decided to return. At the start of the descent; the warning became continuous; and I called for QRH for low oil pressure and shutdown of #2 engine. An emergency was declared at this point and we landed in VMC. Here's why there's a safety issue related to this event: This aircraft had two air interrupts a month earlier; an air interrupt with engine shutdown on my flight; an air interrupt with an engine shutdown the next day; and an air interrupt with an engine shutdown the day after that. All related to #2 engine low oil pressure.

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.