MD80 flight crew shut down the left engine due to low oil pressure and quantity, declared an emergen...

Attributes
ACN	540339
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : stl.vortac
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 22500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 10800 flight time type : 3400
ASRS Report	540339
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine oil system indications other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

10 mins after takeoff, we had low oil pressure and quantity indications on our left engine. Following the procedure, we shut down the left engine, declared an emergency and returned to stl for a routine approach and smooth underwt landing. We stopped on the runway to be inspected by the fire chief who gave us a thumbs up ok signal. We taxied to the gate uneventfully. Cause: rare and random mechanical failure of engine oil system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLC SHUT DOWN THE L ENG DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY, DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURN LAND.

Narrative: 10 MINS AFTER TKOF, WE HAD LOW OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY INDICATIONS ON OUR L ENG. FOLLOWING THE PROC, WE SHUT DOWN THE L ENG, DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO STL FOR A ROUTINE APCH AND SMOOTH UNDERWT LNDG. WE STOPPED ON THE RWY TO BE INSPECTED BY THE FIRE CHIEF WHO GAVE US A THUMBS UP OK SIGNAL. WE TAXIED TO THE GATE UNEVENTFULLY. CAUSE: RARE AND RANDOM MECHANICAL FAILURE OF ENG OIL SYS.

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.

MD80 flight crew shut down the left engine due to low oil pressure and quantity, declared an emergency and return land.