<< >> NASA ASRS Report 286032, October 1994

Flight crew of a cpr jet declared an emergency due to shutting down an engine for precautionary purposes because of a loss of oil pressure and divert land.

Attributes
ACN	286032
Time
Date	199410
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dta
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	286032
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In cruise at 37000 ft we saw rising oil temperature and falling oil pressure. We elected to divert to slc. We declared an emergency and requested vectors direct as the pressure continued to fall. We shut down #1 engine. Approach and landing was normal with no problems.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A CPR JET DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO SHUTTING DOWN AN ENG FOR PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSES BECAUSE OF A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND DIVERT LAND.

Narrative: IN CRUISE AT 37000 FT WE SAW RISING OIL TEMP AND FALLING OIL PRESSURE. WE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO SLC. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED VECTORS DIRECT AS THE PRESSURE CONTINUED TO FALL. WE SHUT DOWN #1 ENG. APCH AND LNDG WAS NORMAL WITH NO PROBS.

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.