B-727 experiences high oil temperature reading. In-flight engine shutdown. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	275561
Time
Date	199406
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	275561
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During climb around FL240 the engineer notified me the oil temperature gauge was well above redline. There did not seem to have been a slow temperature rise, but just an off scale reading. It appeared to us that the gauge had malfunctioned but we leveled off at FL270 to try and cool the oil. We went through the operating manual procedures and after that, the oil pressure dropped to 40 psi and the oil quantity was very slowly decreasing. We went through the precautionary shutdown procedure -- dumped fuel -- and returned to dfw. As the throttle was retarded to idle during shutdown, the oil pressure dropped to 30 psi. Landing weight was 153000 pounds with a maximum landing weight for this aircraft of 154500 pounds. 2 engine flight time was 25 mins remaining flight was normal with no other problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B-727 EXPERIENCES HIGH OIL TEMP READING. INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: DURING CLB AROUND FL240 THE ENGINEER NOTIFIED ME THE OIL TEMP GAUGE WAS WELL ABOVE REDLINE. THERE DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN A SLOW TEMP RISE, BUT JUST AN OFF SCALE READING. IT APPEARED TO US THAT THE GAUGE HAD MALFUNCTIONED BUT WE LEVELED OFF AT FL270 TO TRY AND COOL THE OIL. WE WENT THROUGH THE OPERATING MANUAL PROCS AND AFTER THAT, THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 40 PSI AND THE OIL QUANTITY WAS VERY SLOWLY DECREASING. WE WENT THROUGH THE PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN PROC -- DUMPED FUEL -- AND RETURNED TO DFW. AS THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO IDLE DURING SHUTDOWN, THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 30 PSI. LNDG WT WAS 153000 LBS WITH A MAX LNDG WT FOR THIS ACFT OF 154500 LBS. 2 ENG FLT TIME WAS 25 MINS REMAINING FLT WAS NORMAL WITH NO OTHER PROBS.

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.