A320 at FL330 experiences oil loss then low oil pressure. Crew shuts down the #1 engine following ECAM procedures. An emergency is declared and a diversion is made.

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Attributes
ACN	732602
Time
Date	200703
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : zzz.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	732602
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam low oil press other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At cruise altitude; #1 engine began losing oil quantity. Communicated with company dispatcher and maintenance via ACARS. At ECAM; 'low oil psi' warning. Followed ECAM/QRH checklist procedures and shut down engine. Declared emergency. Diverted to ZZZ. Informed cabin crew and made PA to passenger. Completed an uneventful overweight single engine landing and deplaned passenger at gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 AT FL330 EXPERIENCES OIL LOSS THEN LOW OIL PRESSURE. CREW SHUTS DOWN THE #1 ENG FOLLOWING ECAM PROCEDURES. AN EMERGENCY IS DECLARED AND A DIVERSION IS MADE.

Narrative: AT CRUISE ALT; #1 ENG BEGAN LOSING OIL QUANTITY. COMMUNICATED WITH COMPANY DISPATCHER AND MAINT VIA ACARS. AT ECAM; 'LOW OIL PSI' WARNING. FOLLOWED ECAM/QRH CHKLIST PROCS AND SHUT DOWN ENG. DECLARED EMER. DIVERTED TO ZZZ. INFORMED CABIN CREW AND MADE PA TO PAX. COMPLETED AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWT SINGLE ENG LNDG AND DEPLANED PAX AT GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.