Aircraft had engine failure. Flight crew elected to return to azo.

Attributes
ACN	173067
Time
Date	199103
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : azo
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau tracon : azo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	173067
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During climb out from kalamazoo, mi, on a scheduled flight to cincinnati oil was noticed coming from the top of the right engine cowling. Ok pressure began to drop and decreased to below 50 psi (oil pressure light and voice warning). Aircraft turned back to kalamazoo under center and approach control vectors. Engine shutdown and single engine landing accomplished.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT HAD ENGINE FAILURE. FLT CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO AZO.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM KALAMAZOO, MI, ON A SCHEDULED FLT TO CINCINNATI OIL WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE RIGHT ENG COWLING. OK PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP AND DECREASED TO BELOW 50 PSI (OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND VOICE WARNING). ACFT TURNED BACK TO KALAMAZOO UNDER CTR AND APCH CTL VECTORS. ENG SHUTDOWN AND SINGLE ENG LNDG ACCOMPLISHED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.