Two pilots report shutting down # 2 engine inflight (ifsd) shortly after takeoff due to a rapid oil ...

Attributes
ACN	1084725
Time
Date	201304
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Oil Pressure Indication
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 141 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 3098
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 5000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

We took off from runway 23 and on climbout got an ECAM advisory on the right screen for low oil pressure on number two engine. Pressure was low on both the ECAM and the analog [pressure] gauge. The captain said he wanted to level below the clouds above us as we reached 7;000 MSL. I got clearance from ATC to descend back down to 6;000 MSL. I then pulled the QRH and went to the low oil pressure checklist. I was reading the notes when the oil pressure continued to drop rapidly. We declared an emergency; notified flight control; shut down number 2 engine and got vectors back to [our departure airport]. Visual approach and landing to runway-23 were uneventful. Note: the landing was overweight for 'range mode;' however the fuel in the center tank was under 200 pounds and the trim tank was empty and we were below the 'payload mode' landing weight. The landing was also of minimum descent rate and very soft. EFIS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Two pilots report shutting down # 2 Engine inflight (IFSD) shortly after takeoff due to a rapid oil pressure loss and then landing an A300 aircraft under emergency condition. Maintenance later informed flight crew that the oil pressure was OK; but a pressure sensor had failed affecting indications.

Narrative: We took off from Runway 23 and on climbout got an ECAM advisory on the right screen for Low Oil Pressure on Number Two Engine. Pressure was low on both the ECAM and the analog [pressure] gauge. The Captain said he wanted to level below the clouds above us as we reached 7;000 MSL. I got clearance from ATC to descend back down to 6;000 MSL. I then pulled the QRH and went to the Low Oil Pressure Checklist. I was reading the notes when the oil pressure continued to drop rapidly. We declared an emergency; notified Flight Control; shut down Number 2 Engine and got vectors back to [our departure airport]. Visual approach and landing to Runway-23 were uneventful. Note: the landing was overweight for 'Range Mode;' however the fuel in the center tank was under 200 LBS and the trim tank was empty and we were below the 'Payload Mode' landing weight. The landing was also of minimum descent rate and very soft. EFIS.

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.

Two pilots report shutting down # 2 engine inflight (ifsd) shortly after takeoff due to a rapid oil pressure loss and then landing an A300 aircraft under emergency condition. Maintenance later informed flight crew that the oil pressure was ok; but a pressure sensor had failed affecting indications.