An A319 ECAM alerted engine 2 oil lo pr while at climb power. An emergency was declared and as the a...

Attributes
ACN	958323
Time
Date	201107
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Lubrication System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 3500
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 10600 Flight Crew Type 2560
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Climbing through FL265 the amber #2 engine oil low pressure warning appeared on ECAM. Looked at the engine page and oil pressure was dropping and stabilized at 16 psi with full power in the climb mode. (Below 50 is in the red) the oil pressure stayed at 16 psi and the first officer took the checklist out. After one minute in this condition; I declared an emergency and requested to return to the departure airport. ATC clearance: direct; descend to 11;000. When the power was reduced the low oil pressure indication went away. We decided not to shut down the engine and to leave power at idle on the #2 engine. (The aircraft had an APU write up requiring both engine generators to be working.) it was a flight idle decent to the airport. I did not want to flight check the #2 engine in higher power setting then necessary for reasons of safety and engine life. We made a non-eventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319 ECAM alerted ENG 2 OIL LO PR while at climb power. An emergency was declared and as the aircraft descended toward the departure airport at idle power the oil pressure returned to normal operating limits.

Narrative: Climbing through FL265 the amber #2 engine oil low pressure warning appeared on ECAM. Looked at the engine page and oil pressure was dropping and stabilized at 16 psi with full power in the climb mode. (below 50 is in the red) The oil pressure stayed at 16 psi and the First Officer took the checklist out. After one minute in this condition; I declared an emergency and requested to return to the departure airport. ATC clearance: direct; descend to 11;000. When the power was reduced the low oil pressure indication went away. We decided not to shut down the engine and to leave power at idle on the #2 engine. (The aircraft had an APU write up requiring both engine generators to be working.) It was a flight idle decent to the airport. I did not want to flight check the #2 engine in higher power setting then necessary for reasons of safety and engine life. We made a non-eventful landing.

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.

An A319 ECAM alerted engine 2 oil lo pr while at climb power. An emergency was declared and as the aircraft descended toward the departure airport at idle power the oil pressure returned to normal operating limits.