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An air carrier BA32 flight crew had to shut down the left engine due to a low oil pressure and loss indication over ehf. They made a successful landing at fat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 390184 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ehf |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla tower : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 850 |
| ASRS Report | 390184 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| 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 none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During holding, we noticed the left oil pressure fluctuating and left oil cap flickering. We performed the emergency oil cap checklist followed by an in-flight engine shutdown. We discussed landing and decided fat would be safer due to straight-line vector along with crew familiarity, which in turn reduced pilot workload. Bakersfield was our other possibility, but would require as much time as fat due to altitude and multiple vectors. Additionally, we were unfamiliar with bakersfield. Upon arrival in fat, our chief pilot agreed with our decision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR BA32 FLC HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE L ENG DUE TO A LOW OIL PRESSURE AND LOSS INDICATION OVER EHF. THEY MADE A SUCCESSFUL LNDG AT FAT.
Narrative: DURING HOLDING, WE NOTICED THE L OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING AND L OIL CAP FLICKERING. WE PERFORMED THE EMER OIL CAP CHKLIST FOLLOWED BY AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN. WE DISCUSSED LNDG AND DECIDED FAT WOULD BE SAFER DUE TO STRAIGHT-LINE VECTOR ALONG WITH CREW FAMILIARITY, WHICH IN TURN REDUCED PLT WORKLOAD. BAKERSFIELD WAS OUR OTHER POSSIBILITY, BUT WOULD REQUIRE AS MUCH TIME AS FAT DUE TO ALT AND MULTIPLE VECTORS. ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH BAKERSFIELD. UPON ARR IN FAT, OUR CHIEF PLT AGREED WITH OUR DECISION.
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.