# Incident 20240703007529I: Leonardo S P A AW189, Houma, LA, July 3, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2024, 15:30 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Airport: Houma
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: U0GA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Leonardo S P A AW189 (registry code 33601QF, https://openairdocs.org/model/leonardo-s-p-a-aw189) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7 series (registry code 30030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEONARDO S P A AW189
- Reported engine: GE CT7 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240703007529I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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