PA-31 Navajo/Chieftan/Mojave/T1040
Flight Crew Commercial
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Aircraft
While enroute; we were level at 7000 feet. I noticed that we seemed to be losing power slightly on the left engine. I scanned the instruments and noted an oil pressure of 30 psi and an oil temperature of 250 degrees red line on the left engine. I observed the oil pressure decrease to 20 psi over the next 30 seconds or so. At that time I elected to shut down the left engine. We notified ATC of our engine shutdown. We continued to ZZZ and landed there safely. We had maintenance meet our aircraft upon exiting the active runway so that we could be tugged to the ramp. Oil was observed from the cowl flap and streaming aft.
PA-31 Captain reported shutting down the left engine in cruise at 7;000 feet due to low oil pressure and high oil temperature.