A B757 engine oil was detected in the caution range with no oil quantity remaining so after waiting ...

Attributes
ACN	1059553
Time
Date	201301
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Lubrication System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

On route we noticed the left engine oil temperature had risen into the caution range with the corresponding oil quantity indicating zero gallons at which time I started the timer for the 20 minute limitation and called for the appropriate non-normal checklist. I initiated a phone patch with commercial radio to flight operations informing them of our situation and that I was planning to divert to the nearest suitable airport. Having coordinated with center I was cleared direct to the divert airport and started a descent. During this time the oil temperature had been in the caution range approximately 10 minutes but then reached the maximum temperature so I called for and we performed the inflight engine shutdown checklist of the left engine. I informed center that I had shutdown an engine and was now declaring an emergency and we started our preparations for a single engine approach which was completed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 engine oil was detected in the Caution Range with no oil quantity remaining so after waiting ten minutes when the oil temperature reached maximum; the QRH completed; the engine was shutdown; an emergency declared and the flight diverted to a nearby airport.

Narrative: On route we noticed the left engine oil temperature had risen into the caution range with the corresponding oil quantity indicating zero gallons at which time I started the timer for the 20 minute limitation and called for the appropriate Non-normal checklist. I initiated a phone patch with Commercial Radio to flight operations informing them of our situation and that I was planning to divert to the nearest suitable airport. Having coordinated with Center I was cleared direct to the divert airport and started a descent. During this time the oil temperature had been in the caution range approximately 10 minutes but then reached the maximum temperature so I called for and we performed the Inflight Engine Shutdown checklist of the left engine. I informed Center that I had shutdown an engine and was now declaring an emergency and we started our preparations for a single engine approach which was completed without incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A B757 engine oil was detected in the caution range with no oil quantity remaining so after waiting ten minutes when the oil temperature reached maximum; the QRH completed; the engine was shutdown; an emergency declared and the flight diverted to a nearby airport.