Corp flight crew shuts down engine after oil pressure drop. Diverts.

Attributes
ACN	185326
Time
Date	199108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tri
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl tower : tri
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	185326
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Low oil pressure from the left engine, required power to be reduced to idle as per checklist. Request for a diversion to tri was necessary. Notified ATC of the problem. After oil pressure continued to drop below a specified level, a precautionary engine shutdown was accomplished according to checklist. Notified ATC that engine had to be shut down and an emergency was declared, requesting priority into tri. No further actions were necessary.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP FLC SHUTS DOWN ENG AFTER OIL PRESSURE DROP. DIVERTS.

Narrative: LOW OIL PRESSURE FROM THE L ENG, REQUIRED PWR TO BE REDUCED TO IDLE AS PER CHKLIST. REQUEST FOR A DIVERSION TO TRI WAS NECESSARY. NOTIFIED ATC OF THE PROBLEM. AFTER OIL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DROP BELOW A SPECIFIED LEVEL, A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED ACCORDING TO CHKLIST. NOTIFIED ATC THAT ENG HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN AND AN EMER WAS DECLARED, REQUESTING PRIORITY INTO TRI. NO FURTHER ACTIONS WERE NECESSARY.

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.