An md-82 flight crew declared an emergency and proceeded directly to their destination when the left...

Narrative:

Scanning the instrument panel I noticed the left engine oil quantity was depleted. Engine oil pressure was reading around 20 to 25 psi and the oil temperature was just below the red line of 165 degrees. The oil pressure light was not on. An emergency was declared with the center and a descent to a lower altitude and direct to our destination was requested and given. The oil quantity decreasing or increasing QRH procedure was accomplished during the descent. The flight attendants and passengers were then notified of the problem; the landing briefing and before landing check list were accomplished after the notification and landing occurred shortly thereafter. The engine was left running with oil pressure at 20 to 25 psi and oil pressure light extinguished for the remainder of the flight (approximately 10 minutes). An uneventful landing was made and after stopping; the engine was shutdown. Emergency crews inspected the engine nacelle and followed the aircraft to the gate where passengers were deplaned via the jetbridge.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An MD-82 flight crew declared an emergency and proceeded directly to their destination when the left engine oil quantity approached zero and the oil temperature climbed to just below the red line.

Narrative: Scanning the instrument panel I noticed the left engine oil quantity was depleted. Engine oil pressure was reading around 20 to 25 PSI and the oil temperature was just below the red line of 165 degrees. The oil pressure light was not on. An emergency was declared with the Center and a descent to a lower altitude and direct to our destination was requested and given. The Oil Quantity Decreasing or Increasing QRH procedure was accomplished during the descent. The flight attendants and passengers were then notified of the problem; the landing briefing and before landing check list were accomplished after the notification and landing occurred shortly thereafter. The engine was left running with oil pressure at 20 to 25 PSI and oil pressure light extinguished for the remainder of the flight (approximately 10 minutes). An uneventful landing was made and after stopping; the engine was shutdown. Emergency crews inspected the engine nacelle and followed the aircraft to the gate where passengers were deplaned via the jetbridge.

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.

Attributes
ACN	948235
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Lubrication Oil
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An md-82 flight crew declared an emergency and proceeded directly to their destination when the left engine oil quantity approached zero and the oil temperature climbed to just below the red line.