A DC9 shut down the left engine in flight due to loss of oil quantity and pressure.

Attributes
ACN	372087
Time
Date	199706
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit tracon : roc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	372087
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12300 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	372254
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Descended into pit. Left engine oil quantity slowly decreased to near zero. Engine oil pressure remained stable, then dropped to below 35 psi. Engine was shut down as per handbook and an emergency was declared. We requested and received vectors for a full turn to complete all applicable checklists. We were then cleared for a visual approach and landed normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 SHUT DOWN THE L ENG IN FLT DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE.

Narrative: DSNDED INTO PIT. L ENG OIL QUANTITY SLOWLY DECREASED TO NEAR ZERO. ENG OIL PRESSURE REMAINED STABLE, THEN DROPPED TO BELOW 35 PSI. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AS PER HANDBOOK AND AN EMER WAS DECLARED. WE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED VECTORS FOR A FULL TURN TO COMPLETE ALL APPLICABLE CHKLISTS. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH AND LANDED NORMALLY.

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.