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The flight crew experienced low oil pressure, low oil pressure light, and oil quantity dropping toward '0.' the engine was shut down. The flight crew declared an emergency, selected an emergency landing point with adequate WX and made an uneventful landing. Flight attendants prepared the cabin for an emergency landing but not for an evacuate/evacuation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 325060 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tth |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16500 |
| ASRS Report | 325060 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
30 NM north of tth, at FL290, we observed a #1 engine low oil pressure light illuminated. Oil quantity was decreasing toward '0' and engine oil pressure was below minimum. We retarded the throttle to idle and accomplished the in-flight engine shutdown checklist. The captain declared an emergency and we proceeded to ind for a landing. The flight attendants prepared the cabin for an emergency landing, but did not prepare for evacuate/evacuation as we expected a normal landing. As we approached ind, we received a WX report that ind was experiencing freezing rain. We then requested cvg WX. Cvg was reporting moderate to severe icing in clouds. Due to these conditions we diverted to sdf. Flight landed in sdf. Normal approach and landing accomplished and taxi to gate. Passenger deplaned through jetway and protected on other flts to their destination (atl).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC EXPERIENCED LOW OIL PRESSURE, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT, AND OIL QUANTITY DROPPING TOWARD '0.' THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. THE FLC DECLARED AN EMER, SELECTED AN EMER LNDG POINT WITH ADEQUATE WX AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. FLT ATTENDANTS PREPARED THE CABIN FOR AN EMER LNDG BUT NOT FOR AN EVAC.
Narrative: 30 NM N OF TTH, AT FL290, WE OBSERVED A #1 ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OIL QUANTITY WAS DECREASING TOWARD '0' AND ENG OIL PRESSURE WAS BELOW MINIMUM. WE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND ACCOMPLISHED THE INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN CHKLIST. THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER AND WE PROCEEDED TO IND FOR A LNDG. THE FLT ATTENDANTS PREPARED THE CABIN FOR AN EMER LNDG, BUT DID NOT PREPARE FOR EVAC AS WE EXPECTED A NORMAL LNDG. AS WE APCHED IND, WE RECEIVED A WX RPT THAT IND WAS EXPERIENCING FREEZING RAIN. WE THEN REQUESTED CVG WX. CVG WAS RPTING MODERATE TO SEVERE ICING IN CLOUDS. DUE TO THESE CONDITIONS WE DIVERTED TO SDF. FLT LANDED IN SDF. NORMAL APCH AND LNDG ACCOMPLISHED AND TAXI TO GATE. PAX DEPLANED THROUGH JETWAY AND PROTECTED ON OTHER FLTS TO THEIR DEST (ATL).
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.