Oil pressure drop. Shut down engine, declare emergency, land.

Attributes
ACN	189192
Time
Date	199109
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	189192
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

When power was reduced for descent, engine oil pressure dropped below min safe for flight. Shut engine down on base leg to airport in accordance with standard operating procedure. Declared emergency. Landed without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OIL PRESSURE DROP. SHUT DOWN ENG, DECLARE EMER, LAND.

Narrative: WHEN PWR WAS REDUCED FOR DSCNT, ENG OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW MIN SAFE FOR FLT. SHUT ENG DOWN ON BASE LEG TO ARPT IAW STANDARD OPERATING PROC. DECLARED EMER. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.