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MD80 flight crew experiences low engine oil pressure during approach. Engine is shut down and a single engine landing ensues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 858572 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Lubrication Oil |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On approach to ZZZZ; right oil press low annunciator flickered. We looked and the right oil pressure was bouncing in and out of the low end of normal. I was at idle power; configuring for landing. First officer got the QRH and went through the checklist. It immediately became obvious; that the problem was not pressure (it went back to normal as power came up). The problem was zero oil quantity. Now armed with the correct checklist; we saw that the oil temperature was near red line. No quantity; red line temperature; we shut the engine down. Literally on short final now; we declared an emergency; selected 28 flaps; and landed. Rechecking the engine; there was no indications of overheat or fire; so we canceled the emergency and taxied to the gate. Didn't have time to tell the flight attendants until at the hotel. At the gate; the oil quantity read 4 quarts; and a walk to the engine revealed oil steaming to the ground in a large puddle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 Flight Crew experiences low engine oil pressure during approach. Engine is shut down and a single engine landing ensues.
Narrative: On approach to ZZZZ; R oil press low annunciator flickered. We looked and the right oil pressure was bouncing in and out of the low end of normal. I was at idle power; configuring for landing. First Officer got the QRH and went through the checklist. It immediately became obvious; that the problem was not pressure (it went back to normal as power came up). The problem was zero oil quantity. Now armed with the correct checklist; we saw that the oil temperature was near red line. No quantity; red line temperature; we shut the engine down. Literally on short final now; we declared an emergency; selected 28 flaps; and landed. Rechecking the engine; there was no indications of overheat or fire; so we canceled the emergency and taxied to the gate. Didn't have time to tell the flight attendants until at the hotel. At the gate; the oil quantity read 4 quarts; and a walk to the engine revealed oil steaming to the ground in a large puddle.
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.