FLC OF AN LTT ACR ACFT SHUT DOWN 1 ENG AND DECLARED AN EMER AFTER LOSING ENGINE OIL PRESSURE.

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WE WERE ABOUT 21 MI SE OF THE RWY 31R OM. ATC HAD JUST ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS FOR US TO INTERCEPT AND FOLLOW THE LOC FOR RWY 31R. WE NOTICED THAT THE OIL LIGHT ON THE COCKPIT WARNING PANEL WAS STARTING TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. AFTER EXAMINING THE OIL PRESSURE AND REVIEWING THE EMER CHKLIST; WE DETERMINED THAT WE COULD CONTINUE USE OF THE L ENG PROVIDING THAT OIL PRESSURE REMAINED ABOVE 60 PSI AND THE TORQUE WAS SET NO HIGHER THAN 2000 LB/FT. IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR THE OIL PRESSURE THE FALL BELOW 60 PSI. WE COMPLETED A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN ON THE L SIDE. WE DECLARED AN EMER; NOTIFIED ATC OF OUR STATUS; WE NOTIFIED OUR FLT ATTENDANT AND COMPANY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHILE THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO ABOUT OIL PRESSURE; I FELT THAT WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE WELL TRAINED BY OUR COMPANY. ALSO OUR EMER CHKLISTS WERE WELL ORGANIZED AND WERE CLR AS TO PROCS TO BE FOLLOWED. SOMETIMES PLTS QUESTION THE NEED FOR THE AMOUNT OF TRAINING OR THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING BUT THIS INCIDENT PROVED THAT PROPER TRAINING CAN TURN POTENTIAL PROBS INTO EASILY HANDLED SITS THAT CAN BE RESOLVED SAFELY.