A beech 400A, on initial climb 1500 ft to 3000 ft, declared an emergency and diverted due to #2 engine low oil pressure red annunciator warning caused by a failed low pressure warning switch.

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Attributes
ACN	450213
Time
Date	199909
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sat.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sat.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 102 flight time total : 3240 flight time type : 23
ASRS Report	450213
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 engine annunciator
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On missed approach runway 3, right side engine oil pressure low, red annunciator light illuminated. We told tower that we had a problem and asked for immediate return to land. Tower advised us to contact departure controller. We called departure and again requested immediate return to land. Controller replied that we would be #7 in sequence. We felt that situation with the right engine could get worse and we should land as soon as possible. To be able to land immediately we had to declare an emergency. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the engine oil pressure indicator was reading normal pressure but the red annunciator low pressure warning light was illuminated. The reporter said company procedure is to return to land when this annunciator warning is illuminated. The reporter stated maintenance advised the crew the oil pressure switch was defective and the warning was false.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH 400A, ON INITIAL CLB 1500 FT TO 3000 FT, DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO #2 ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE RED ANNUNCIATOR WARNING CAUSED BY A FAILED LOW PRESSURE WARNING SWITCH.

Narrative: ON MISSED APCH RWY 3, R SIDE ENG OIL PRESSURE LOW, RED ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WE TOLD TWR THAT WE HAD A PROB AND ASKED FOR IMMEDIATE RETURN TO LAND. TWR ADVISED US TO CONTACT DEP CTLR. WE CALLED DEP AND AGAIN REQUESTED IMMEDIATE RETURN TO LAND. CTLR REPLIED THAT WE WOULD BE #7 IN SEQUENCE. WE FELT THAT SIT WITH THE R ENG COULD GET WORSE AND WE SHOULD LAND ASAP. TO BE ABLE TO LAND IMMEDIATELY WE HAD TO DECLARE AN EMER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENG OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR WAS READING NORMAL PRESSURE BUT THE RED ANNUNCIATOR LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE RPTR SAID COMPANY PROC IS TO RETURN TO LAND WHEN THIS ANNUNCIATOR WARNING IS ILLUMINATED. THE RPTR STATED MAINT ADVISED THE CREW THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE WARNING WAS FALSE.

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.