20030120001339I

Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB120ER · Denver, CO · January 20, 2003

Date: January 20, 2003 · 14:05 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Denver International
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: GLBA
Aircraft: N108UX
Reported as: EMB EMB120ER
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW118
People aboard: 11
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total70 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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(-23) On 01/20/03, at 2:05 pm, lakes air 5158, an Emb-120 airliner operated by great lakes aviation, ltd., was on approach to Denver International Airport (dia) approximately 10 to 15 minutes from the airport when the crew observed an oil pressure low annunciator on the number 1 engine. They observed oil pressure fluctuations for a few seconds, then the pressure dropping towards zero. The crew then performed a precautionary engine shutdown on the number 1 engine. They declared an emergency and landed at dia without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 01/20/03, AT 2:05 PM, LAKES AIR 5158, AN EMB-120 AIRLINER OPERATED BY GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD., WAS ON APPROACH TO DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DIA) APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MINUTES FROM THE AIRPORT WHEN THE CREW OBSERVED AN OIL PRESSURE LOW ANNUNCIATOR ON THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE. THEY OBSERVED OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN THE PRESSURE DROPPING TOWARDS ZERO. THE CREW THEN PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT DIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.