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An EMB120 loses oil pressure resulting in an engine shutdown and uneventful return to departure station.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco.tracon tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 527970 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 527784 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : aural warning/oil press other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 20 mins into flight, #2 oil aural warning sounded. Indications showed #2 oil pressure around 45 psi. With rising oil temperature monitored and conditions deteriorated, #2 engine shut down through checklist procedures. Emergency declared with ATC. Passenger and flight attendants were informed about the situation. Returned to mco for uneventful single engine landing. Requested fire trucks do exterior security check. Taxied to gate and passenger deplaned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB120 LOSES OIL PRESSURE RESULTING IN AN ENG SHUTDOWN AND UNEVENTFUL RETURN TO DEP STATION.
Narrative: APPROX 20 MINS INTO FLT, #2 OIL AURAL WARNING SOUNDED. INDICATIONS SHOWED #2 OIL PRESSURE AROUND 45 PSI. WITH RISING OIL TEMP MONITORED AND CONDITIONS DETERIORATED, #2 ENG SHUT DOWN THROUGH CHKLIST PROCS. EMER DECLARED WITH ATC. PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INFORMED ABOUT THE SIT. RETURNED TO MCO FOR UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG LNDG. REQUESTED FIRE TRUCKS DO EXTERIOR SECURITY CHK. TAXIED TO GATE AND PAX DEPLANED.
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.