A320 flight crew has loss of oil quantity and pressure while en route and divert to nearest suitable...

Attributes
ACN	584492
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	584492
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

#1 engine oil quantity gradually decreased during cruise -- eventually to zero (0) qts. Oil quantity gauge had been on MEL, but was repaired prior to flight. Upon reaching zero qts, the oil pressure began to decrease from 44 psi to approximately 18 psi -- whereupon we proceeded with the 'low oil pressure' procedure. #1 engine was shut down and we proceeded to the nearest suitable airport for an uneventful landing. Postflt revealed no oil in sight gauge -- oil in exhaust area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW HAS LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WHILE ENRTE AND DIVERT TO NEAREST SUITABLE FIELD.

Narrative: #1 ENG OIL QUANTITY GRADUALLY DECREASED DURING CRUISE -- EVENTUALLY TO ZERO (0) QTS. OIL QUANTITY GAUGE HAD BEEN ON MEL, BUT WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO FLT. UPON REACHING ZERO QTS, THE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DECREASE FROM 44 PSI TO APPROX 18 PSI -- WHEREUPON WE PROCEEDED WITH THE 'LOW OIL PRESSURE' PROC. #1 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND WE PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. POSTFLT REVEALED NO OIL IN SIGHT GAUGE -- OIL IN EXHAUST AREA.

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.

A320 flight crew has loss of oil quantity and pressure while en route and divert to nearest suitable field.