Narrative:

We departed ZZZ with all engine indications and quantities normal. As we approached a point to the northwest of abc and FL260; the left engine oil pressure light illuminated. The oil pressure gauge verified the light. We immediately made a right turn; declaring an emergency and proceeded directly to ZZZ. Oil quantity decreased to zero. We followed the QRH procedures and shut down the left engine. Our descent profile and the time to follow the prescribed procedures made ZZZ a more suitable airport than ZZZ1. The flight attendant had the serving carts out when I contacted them and needed time to stow them. By the time we passed by ZZZ1 we were too high and would have required a circle. Landing was overweight (147300 pounds) but smooth; with less than 500 FPM rate of descent. We landed straight in. Single engine time was approximately 18 mins. Emergency vehicles followed us to the gate as a precaution. As we were approaching the gate; brake temperature had not yet exceeded 300 degrees. By the time we got to the gate the brakes were overheating. After we were safely chocked; we did not set the parking brake. Several mins after the passenger had deplaned; the brake temperature subsequently rose to 400 degrees and the left tire plugs blew; causing the left tires to go flat. 3 items were put in the logbook. Loss of oil pressure with subsequent engine shutdown; overweight landing and brake over-temperature.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD80 CLBING THROUGH FL260 LOST LEFT ENG OIL PRESSURE AND QTY. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND ACFT RETURN TO DEP ARPT. BRAKES OVERHEATED AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED ZZZ WITH ALL ENG INDICATIONS AND QUANTITIES NORMAL. AS WE APCHED A POINT TO THE NW OF ABC AND FL260; THE L ENG OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE VERIFIED THE LIGHT. WE IMMEDIATELY MADE A R TURN; DECLARING AN EMER AND PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO ZZZ. OIL QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO. WE FOLLOWED THE QRH PROCS AND SHUT DOWN THE L ENG. OUR DSCNT PROFILE AND THE TIME TO FOLLOW THE PRESCRIBED PROCS MADE ZZZ A MORE SUITABLE ARPT THAN ZZZ1. THE FLT ATTENDANT HAD THE SERVING CARTS OUT WHEN I CONTACTED THEM AND NEEDED TIME TO STOW THEM. BY THE TIME WE PASSED BY ZZZ1 WE WERE TOO HIGH AND WOULD HAVE REQUIRED A CIRCLE. LNDG WAS OVERWT (147300 LBS) BUT SMOOTH; WITH LESS THAN 500 FPM RATE OF DSCNT. WE LANDED STRAIGHT IN. SINGLE ENG TIME WAS APPROX 18 MINS. EMER VEHICLES FOLLOWED US TO THE GATE AS A PRECAUTION. AS WE WERE APCHING THE GATE; BRAKE TEMP HAD NOT YET EXCEEDED 300 DEGS. BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE GATE THE BRAKES WERE OVERHEATING. AFTER WE WERE SAFELY CHOCKED; WE DID NOT SET THE PARKING BRAKE. SEVERAL MINS AFTER THE PAX HAD DEPLANED; THE BRAKE TEMP SUBSEQUENTLY ROSE TO 400 DEGS AND THE L TIRE PLUGS BLEW; CAUSING THE L TIRES TO GO FLAT. 3 ITEMS WERE PUT IN THE LOGBOOK. LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE WITH SUBSEQUENT ENG SHUTDOWN; OVERWT LNDG AND BRAKE OVER-TEMP.

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.