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A BE02 suffers loss of oil pressure and has to shut down the #2 engine while flying through ZJX airspace. Flight crew declares an emergency and diverts to alternate of tpa for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398999 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tpa |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 290 flight time total : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 398999 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Note: to prevent this type of incident, company needs to provide better maintenance. Captain and first officer were cruising at an altitude of FL180 en route from fll to gnv on flight XXXX. We suddenly noticed a loss of oil pressure, and I asked the first officer to comply with the abnormal checklist for 'low oil pressure.' at this point, I had requested to ATC to divert to tpa for a precautionary landing. Shortly after that, the right oil pressure light illuminated on the warning annunciator panel. At that time, I requested the emergency checklist 'oil pressure low (left or right oil pressure annunciator).' then I decided a precautionary engine shutdown, followed by the proper checklist, engine fire or failure in-flight, and land at the nearest suitable airport which was tpa. We also advised tpa approach control that we had to shut down the #2 engine (right), declared an emergency for a precautionary 'safe' landing. During this entire incident we followed all the proper profiles and procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE02 SUFFERS LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND HAS TO SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENG WHILE FLYING THROUGH ZJX AIRSPACE. FLC DECLARES AN EMER AND DIVERTS TO ALTERNATE OF TPA FOR LNDG.
Narrative: NOTE: TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT, COMPANY NEEDS TO PROVIDE BETTER MAINT. CAPT AND FO WERE CRUISING AT AN ALT OF FL180 ENRTE FROM FLL TO GNV ON FLT XXXX. WE SUDDENLY NOTICED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, AND I ASKED THE FO TO COMPLY WITH THE ABNORMAL CHKLIST FOR 'LOW OIL PRESSURE.' AT THIS POINT, I HAD REQUESTED TO ATC TO DIVERT TO TPA FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE R OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. AT THAT TIME, I REQUESTED THE EMER CHKLIST 'OIL PRESSURE LOW (L OR R OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR).' THEN I DECIDED A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN, FOLLOWED BY THE PROPER CHKLIST, ENG FIRE OR FAILURE INFLT, AND LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WHICH WAS TPA. WE ALSO ADVISED TPA APCH CTL THAT WE HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENG (R), DECLARED AN EMER FOR A PRECAUTIONARY 'SAFE' LNDG. DURING THIS ENTIRE INCIDENT WE FOLLOWED ALL THE PROPER PROFILES AND PROCS.
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.