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B737-200 low engine oil pressure indication results in an emergency declaration, engine shutdown and return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626178 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : shead |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 19000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 626178 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 626177 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil pressure ind. other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climbing through FL180 I noticed that the #1 oil pressure gauge was reading 10 psi. The captain read the QRH and we followed the required procedure. We leveled off at FL190 and turned back toward las after ZLA was notified. We declared an emergency and landed at las on runway 25R.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-200 LOW ENG OIL PRESSURE INDICATION RESULTS IN AN EMER DECLARATION, ENG SHUTDOWN AND RETURN TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH FL180 I NOTICED THAT THE #1 OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS READING 10 PSI. THE CAPT READ THE QRH AND WE FOLLOWED THE REQUIRED PROC. WE LEVELED OFF AT FL190 AND TURNED BACK TOWARD LAS AFTER ZLA WAS NOTIFIED. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AT LAS ON RWY 25R.
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.