Originally Posted by
SASless
..There's a only a very few things in a Helicopter that must be done "Immediately" and "promptly".
And an engine with low/no oil pressure + caution light is one of those things. Unless one is comfortable explaining to the CP why more prompt action wasn't taken and an otherwise OK engine, apart from a dicky bearing or broken oil line etc, was needlessly turned into scrap metal. And a pilot doesn't need to refer to any checklist to carry out a common sense immediate action of reducing power and preparing for OEI when faced with such a situation. Just shooting the breeze here as an unqualified armchair investigator, obviously I have no idea of what really happened.