Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew Landed As Precaution
Aircraft
200 feet before level off at FL320 we received a RIGHT ENG LOW OIL PRESS warning message on the EICAS. The oil pressure gauge showed a drop in pressure; it was less than 20 psi. I ran the QRH for R ENG LOW OIL PRESS WARNING while the Captain flew the aircraft. Per the QRH; we performed an inflight engine shutdown of the right engine. We noted that while oil pressure had dropped almost entirely; oil temperature remained normal. Per the QRH; we conducted the abnormal procedure for single engine operations. During this; we requested a lower altitude and [advised] ATC. We began descending and decided we would go to [a nearby alternate] since it was straight ahead and closer than [destination]. [The selected alternate] has long runways and we determined this would be suitable since we would be conducting a flaps 20 landing which requires a higher final approach speed. We conducted a landing. It went smoothly. We stopped on the runway and had the fire trucks do an inspection of the aircraft. When they told us that the engine was not on fire and there is no sign of smoke or fluids leaking; we canceled the alert with them and taxied to the gate.
CRJ-200 First Officer reported diverting to a nearby alternate after a precautionary shutdown of the right engine following a low oil pressure warning.