Shortly after takeoff a Q-400 flight crew shut down the right engine; declared an emergency and retu...

Narrative:

Shortly after leveling off at 10;000 ft and accelerating; we were alerted by a triple chime/master warning/#2 eng oil press light. The first officer canceled the warning; and while looking at the indications; we got a single chime/master caution/#2 pec [propeller electronic control] light. I asked the first officer to run the checklist for the oil pressure; and I advised ATC that we were declaring an emergency - we would be shutting down an engine for loss of oil pressure; and we would like to return to the airport. The first officer ran the checklists; shut down the engine and then contacted operations to let them know we were returning. I flew the aircraft back to the airport; and tried to deal with the many ATC radio calls/frequency changes. We were vectored for a visual approach; completed the single engine checklist; landed and rolled off into the run-up area and shut down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Shortly after takeoff a Q-400 flight crew shut down the right engine; declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport following receipt of low oil pressure and Propeller Electronic Control warnings.

Narrative: Shortly after leveling off at 10;000 FT and accelerating; we were alerted by a triple chime/master warning/#2 Eng Oil Press light. The First Officer canceled the warning; and while looking at the indications; we got a single chime/master caution/#2 PEC [Propeller Electronic Control] light. I asked the First Officer to run the checklist for the oil pressure; and I advised ATC that we were declaring an emergency - we would be shutting down an engine for loss of oil pressure; and we would like to return to the airport. The First Officer ran the checklists; shut down the engine and then contacted operations to let them know we were returning. I flew the aircraft back to the airport; and tried to deal with the many ATC radio calls/frequency changes. We were vectored for a visual approach; completed the single engine checklist; landed and rolled off into the run-up area and shut down.

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	980120
Time
Date	201110
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Q400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Lubrication System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Shortly after takeoff a Q-400 flight crew shut down the right engine; declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport following receipt of low oil pressure and propeller electronic control warnings.