An AT72 crew, departing csg, experienced an 'engine low oil warning light,' spawning engine shutdown...

Attributes
ACN	564517
Time
Date	200210
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : csg.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1205
ASRS Report	564517
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 : low oil warn/low pitch light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out of csg, had an engine #1 low oil warning, and intermittent flashing of low pitch light on engine #1 propeller. Followed company QRH and shut down engine #1. Flew on to atl because WX at csg was just below minimums for the ILS runway 6. This approach was the only approach with minimums close to the reported base, and would have given me an approximately 8 KT tailwind. Flight landed in atl without any other problems. Once at the gate, along with maintenance personnel, the engine appeared to have shed about 6 of the turbine blades, as viewed from the tail pipe. No signs of any object entering the engine through the intake was noted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AT72 CREW, DEPARTING CSG, EXPERIENCED AN 'ENG LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT,' SPAWNING ENG SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT OF CSG, HAD AN ENG #1 LOW OIL WARNING, AND INTERMITTENT FLASHING OF LOW PITCH LIGHT ON ENG #1 PROP. FOLLOWED COMPANY QRH AND SHUT DOWN ENG #1. FLEW ON TO ATL BECAUSE WX AT CSG WAS JUST BELOW MINIMUMS FOR THE ILS RWY 6. THIS APCH WAS THE ONLY APCH WITH MINIMUMS CLOSE TO THE RPTED BASE, AND WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME AN APPROX 8 KT TAILWIND. FLT LANDED IN ATL WITHOUT ANY OTHER PROBS. ONCE AT THE GATE, ALONG WITH MAINT PERSONNEL, THE ENG APPEARED TO HAVE SHED ABOUT 6 OF THE TURBINE BLADES, AS VIEWED FROM THE TAIL PIPE. NO SIGNS OF ANY OBJECT ENTERING THE ENG THROUGH THE INTAKE WAS NOTED.

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.