Engine oil quantity and pressure caused flight crew to shutdown left engine, declare an emergency an...

Attributes
ACN	198883
Time
Date	199201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 62 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 62
ASRS Report	198883
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	198671
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At FL260 observed 0 on the left engine oil quantity indicator. Oil pressure was steady and normal (47 psi). Left engine oil pressure began to decrease slowly. At 34 psi left engine was shutdown. At this point we were at normal descent point for landing at kmci. We declared an emergency and shot a visual straight in to runway 27 kmci. Landing was uneventful. ATC's handling after emergency declared was excellent. Maintenance informed us we had had a broken oil line and it cost a $255 part to repair engine. We were very happy to have followed our manual, and to have shutdown our engine as quickly as we did, maybe preventing more serious damage to the engine and a more serious emergency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE CAUSED FLC TO SHUTDOWN L ENG, DECLARE AN EMER AND LAND MCI.

Narrative: AT FL260 OBSERVED 0 ON THE L ENG OIL QUANTITY INDICATOR. OIL PRESSURE WAS STEADY AND NORMAL (47 PSI). L ENG OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DECREASE SLOWLY. AT 34 PSI L ENG WAS SHUTDOWN. AT THIS POINT WE WERE AT NORMAL DSCNT POINT FOR LNDG AT KMCI. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND SHOT A VISUAL STRAIGHT IN TO RWY 27 KMCI. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. ATC'S HANDLING AFTER EMER DECLARED WAS EXCELLENT. MAINT INFORMED US WE HAD HAD A BROKEN OIL LINE AND IT COST A $255 PART TO REPAIR ENG. WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE FOLLOWED OUR MANUAL, AND TO HAVE SHUTDOWN OUR ENG AS QUICKLY AS WE DID, MAYBE PREVENTING MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE ENG AND A MORE SERIOUS EMER.

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.

Engine oil quantity and pressure caused flight crew to shutdown left engine, declare an emergency and land mci.