An erj-170 engine oil temperature was detected in the amber range and after completing the QRH the t...

Narrative:

While flying at cruise we noticed that the oil temperature had risen into the amber range and was continuing to rise. As flying pilot I took the radios and the aircraft while the captain took out the QRH. The procedure directed us to bring back the power on the affected engine to see if it would reduce the oil temperature: it did not. The procedure directed us to shut down the affected engine. We declared an emergency to ATC; started diverting to a nearby airport; contacted the company; and briefed the flight attendants. We landed safely. We had the emergency vehicles that were standing by verify that everything looked ok on the outside of the aircraft; they said it did. We taxied into the gate and deplaned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An ERJ-170 engine oil temperature was detected in the amber range and after completing the QRH the temperature remained high so the engine was shutdown; an emergency declared and the flight diverted to a nearby airport.

Narrative: While flying at cruise we noticed that the oil temperature had risen into the amber range and was continuing to rise. As flying pilot I took the radios and the aircraft while the Captain took out the QRH. The procedure directed us to bring back the power on the affected engine to see if it would reduce the oil temperature: it did not. The procedure directed us to shut down the affected engine. We declared an emergency to ATC; started diverting to a nearby airport; contacted the company; and briefed the flight attendants. We landed safely. We had the emergency vehicles that were standing by verify that everything looked OK on the outside of the aircraft; they said it did. We taxied into the gate and deplaned.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1088986
Time
Date	201305
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An erj-170 engine oil temperature was detected in the amber range and after completing the QRH the temperature remained high so the engine was shutdown; an emergency declared and the flight diverted to a nearby airport.