Light transport on ferry flight has engine oil temperature problem.

Attributes
ACN	251725
Time
Date	199309
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	251725
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff for a ferry flight the #1 engine was noticed to have pegged at red line on oil temperature. We immediately decided to return to mco. As the first officer was flying, I began running all the departure as well as the approach checks since we had just taken off. While being vectored back to land, I began to monitor all gauges as well as scan the checklist for an abnormal procedure of this type (there was none). After all checks were done I notified our home base. Meanwhile my first officer was to maintain 3000 ft but he began to drift off altitude as I was doing all the procedures. We then noticed he had descended down to 2700 ft in the TCA and he corrected back to altitude. There was no conflict and we were never informed by ATC of any deviation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT ON FERRY FLT HAS ENG OIL TEMP PROB.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FOR A FERRY FLT THE #1 ENG WAS NOTICED TO HAVE PEGGED AT RED LINE ON OIL TEMP. WE IMMEDIATELY DECIDED TO RETURN TO MCO. AS THE FO WAS FLYING, I BEGAN RUNNING ALL THE DEP AS WELL AS THE APCH CHKS SINCE WE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF. WHILE BEING VECTORED BACK TO LAND, I BEGAN TO MONITOR ALL GAUGES AS WELL AS SCAN THE CHKLIST FOR AN ABNORMAL PROC OF THIS TYPE (THERE WAS NONE). AFTER ALL CHKS WERE DONE I NOTIFIED OUR HOME BASE. MEANWHILE MY FO WAS TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT BUT HE BEGAN TO DRIFT OFF ALT AS I WAS DOING ALL THE PROCS. WE THEN NOTICED HE HAD DSNDED DOWN TO 2700 FT IN THE TCA AND HE CORRECTED BACK TO ALT. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT AND WE WERE NEVER INFORMED BY ATC OF ANY DEV.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.