A B737-300 in cruise declared an emergency and shut down the right engine due to high oil temperatur...

Attributes
ACN	510629
Time
Date	200105
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc artcc : lirf.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 162 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 162
ASRS Report	510629
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : right oil temp indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 25 mins into flight, first officer noticed #2 engine oil temperature in the yellow (caution) area. We ran the applicable checklists while conferring with dispatch and maintenance control. The engine was shut down per the checklist and an emergency was declared with ATC and dispatch flight attendants were briefed for a cabin advisory and did an outstanding job of getting ready to land. We were equidistant from smf and sfo and decided to continue to sfo. I addressed the passenger and made an uneventful landing in sfo. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the exact component that caused the high oil temperature is unknown. The reporter said the engine was to be removed in 3 hours for teardown and overhaul.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 IN CRUISE DECLARED AN EMER AND SHUT DOWN THE R ENG DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMP.

Narrative: APPROX 25 MINS INTO FLT, FO NOTICED #2 ENG OIL TEMP IN THE YELLOW (CAUTION) AREA. WE RAN THE APPLICABLE CHKLISTS WHILE CONFERRING WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN PER THE CHKLIST AND AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ATC AND DISPATCH FLT ATTENDANTS WERE BRIEFED FOR A CABIN ADVISORY AND DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF GETTING READY TO LAND. WE WERE EQUIDISTANT FROM SMF AND SFO AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO SFO. I ADDRESSED THE PAX AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG IN SFO. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE EXACT COMPONENT THAT CAUSED THE HIGH OIL TEMP IS UNKNOWN. THE RPTR SAID THE ENG WAS TO BE REMOVED IN 3 HRS FOR TEARDOWN AND OVERHAUL.

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.

A B737-300 in cruise declared an emergency and shut down the right engine due to high oil temperature.