A B737-400 captain reported loss of engine oil leading to an inflight shutdown. An emergency was dec...

Attributes
ACN	884295
Time
Date	201004
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Near top of climb first officer noticed low oil quantity and low oil pressure for left engine. [We] diverted to nearest suitable airport. Oil pressure remained in yellow (about 20 psi) with no low oil press light. Oil temp remained steady at 110. Finally fairly close to diversion airport we got the low oil press light and shut down engine in accordance with QRH procedures. Declared emergency [and] landed without further issue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-400 Captain reported loss of engine oil leading to an inflight shutdown. An emergency was declared and the flight diverted to the nearest suitable airport.

Narrative: Near top of climb First Officer noticed low oil quantity and low oil pressure for left engine. [We] diverted to nearest suitable airport. Oil pressure remained in yellow (about 20 psi) with no Low Oil Press light. Oil temp remained steady at 110. Finally fairly close to diversion airport we got the Low Oil Press light and shut down engine in accordance with QRH procedures. Declared emergency [and] landed without further issue.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A B737-400 captain reported loss of engine oil leading to an inflight shutdown. An emergency was declared and the flight diverted to the nearest suitable airport.