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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Leonardo S P A AW189 · Houma, LA · July 3, 2024

Date
July 3, 2024 · 15:30 local
Place
Houma, LA
Airport
Houma
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
U0GA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N503JW
Reported as
Leonardo S P A AW189
Reported engine
GE CT7 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The flight crew was in level flight at 4500 ft, approximately 40 minutes from Houma. At that point, it was observed that the #2 engine oil pressure was dropping and fluctuating from the green to yellow range. After accessing the situation, the crew elected to return to base instead of landing offshore. Shortly after turning around, the oil pressure continued to drop and went below the minimum threshold resulting in the #2 oil pressure low warning cas message indication. The crew executed the procedure listed in the quick reference handbook (qrh) which resulted in the #2 engine eventually being shut down. As a precautionary measure, the crew declared an emergency and subsequently landed in Houma on runway 30 without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT CREW WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 4500 FT, APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES FROM HOUMA. AT THAT POINT, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE #2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING AND FLUCTUATING FROM THE GREEN TO YELLOW RANGE. AFTER ACCESSING THE SITUATION, THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO BASE INSTEAD OF LANDING OFFSHORE. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING AROUND, THE OIL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DROP AND WENT BELOW THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD RESULTING IN THE #2 OIL PRESSURE LOW WARNING CAS MESSAGE INDICATION. THE CREW EXECUTED THE PROCEDURE LISTED IN THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK (QRH) WHICH RESULTED IN THE #2 ENGINE EVENTUALLY BEING SHUT DOWN. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED IN HOUMA ON RUNWAY 30 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.