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Loss of oil pressure causes B757-200 flight crew to shut down left engine and return to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 784804 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| 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 : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 784804 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil ress wing light other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb; I noticed that the left engine oil pressure was decreasing. The oil pressure was in the yellow band and the 'low oil pressure' light was flickering. The QRH procedure was followed and the engine was shut down. As the oil pressure had now decreased into the red and the warning light had come on steady; lowest oil pressure was 10-11 psi. Oil quantity had decreased to 12 quarts. We returned to departure for an overweight landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE CAUSES B757-200 FLT CREW TO SHUT DOWN LEFT ENGINE AND RETURN TO THE DEP ARPT.
Narrative: ON CLB; I NOTICED THAT THE L ENG OIL PRESSURE WAS DECREASING. THE OIL PRESSURE WAS IN THE YELLOW BAND AND THE 'LOW OIL PRESSURE' LIGHT WAS FLICKERING. THE QRH PROC WAS FOLLOWED AND THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. AS THE OIL PRESSURE HAD NOW DECREASED INTO THE RED AND THE WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON STEADY; LOWEST OIL PRESSURE WAS 10-11 PSI. OIL QUANTITY HAD DECREASED TO 12 QUARTS. WE RETURNED TO DEP FOR AN OVERWT LNDG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.