A320 crew had loss of engine oil, and no oil pressure.

Attributes
ACN	529980
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc tower : dtw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	529980
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam oil quantity an oil pressure other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

En route to bos, ECAM warning left engine losing oil quantity. All other indications normal advised dispatch and maintenance control. Was decided it may be faulty transmitter on oil quantity. Oil psi on left engine then dropped 2 psi, decided to head (divert) for dtw (100 NM south) while we still had good left engine. On downwind at dtw, got master warning (low oil pressure) and shut down left engine. Declared emergency, completed checklist, and landed at nearest suitable airport, dtw.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CREW HAD LOSS OF ENG OIL, AND NO OIL PRESSURE.

Narrative: ENRTE TO BOS, ECAM WARNING L ENG LOSING OIL QUANTITY. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL ADVISED DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL. WAS DECIDED IT MAY BE FAULTY XMITTER ON OIL QUANTITY. OIL PSI ON L ENG THEN DROPPED 2 PSI, DECIDED TO HEAD (DIVERT) FOR DTW (100 NM S) WHILE WE STILL HAD GOOD L ENG. ON DOWNWIND AT DTW, GOT MASTER WARNING (LOW OIL PRESSURE) AND SHUT DOWN L ENG. DECLARED EMER, COMPLETED CHKLIST, AND LANDED AT NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, DTW.

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.