<< >> NASA ASRS Report 997832, March 2012

MD82 oil pressure low shortly after reaching cruise altitude. The engine was shut down; an emergency declared; and flight diverted to the nearest suitable airport.

Attributes
ACN	997832
Time
Date	201203
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Lubrication System
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

After being level at cruise for a few minutes we received an amber oil pressure low light. We declared an emergency and followed checklist procedure and shut down engine; did overweight landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD82 Oil pressure low shortly after reaching cruise altitude. The engine was shut down; an emergency declared; and flight diverted to the nearest suitable airport.

Narrative: After being level at cruise for a few minutes we received an amber Oil pressure low light. We declared an emergency and followed checklist procedure and shut down engine; did overweight landing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.