B767 crew had an EICAS warning of 'right engine oil filter' and high oil temperature.

Attributes
ACN	555390
Time
Date	200207
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : svzm.artcc
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : svzm.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	555390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas, rt engine oil filter, oil tem other flight crewa other flight crewb other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Diversion to svmi (ccs) due to right engine oil filter fault. En route to mia at FL350, around XA00, the relief pilot pointed out that we had a 'right engine oil filter' indication on both the upper and lower EICAS screens. I gave the airplane to the relief pilot and I pulled out the handbook. We executed the procedure and the indications remained. We called the flight attendants and asked them to wake up captain from his break. He came into the cockpit. We briefed him as to what the procedure requires and the indications that remained. At this point, we had satcom with dispatch and had a conference call with maintenance control regarding our problem. We made a plan to land the airplane in caracas if the right engine oil temperature continued to climb. We had called the #1 flight attendant up to the cockpit to brief her on our possible diversion. We continued towards miami. We were talking to maiquetia control via aircraft relay to get lower altitude due to the reduced power setting on the right engine. Just before we started our descent, the right engine oil temperature began to climb towards its limit. Captain, relief pilot, and I decided that it would be unsafe to continue the flight to miami. Captain declared an emergency and we got clearance to svmi. We satcom'ed dispatch again and told him that we were now proceeding to caracas and that we had declared an emergency. The #1 flight attendant was once again called up to the cockpit and briefed of the situation. The captain briefed the items to her as per air carrier operations manual. The right engine was operated at idle during the remainder of the flight. The captain executed a normal approach and landing into caracas where we had the airport rescue and firefighting equipment standing by as per caracas procedures for emergency aircraft. Once clear of the runway, the right engine was shut down and we did a single engine taxi to the gate. Supplemental information from acn 555385: I immediately realized that we needed to descend due to deteriorating airspeed. We contacted center for a descent while we troubleshot the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW HAD AN EICAS WARNING OF 'R ENG OIL FILTER' AND HIGH OIL TEMP.

Narrative: DIVERSION TO SVMI (CCS) DUE TO R ENG OIL FILTER FAULT. ENRTE TO MIA AT FL350, AROUND XA00, THE RELIEF PLT POINTED OUT THAT WE HAD A 'R ENG OIL FILTER' INDICATION ON BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER EICAS SCREENS. I GAVE THE AIRPLANE TO THE RELIEF PLT AND I PULLED OUT THE HANDBOOK. WE EXECUTED THE PROC AND THE INDICATIONS REMAINED. WE CALLED THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND ASKED THEM TO WAKE UP CAPT FROM HIS BREAK. HE CAME INTO THE COCKPIT. WE BRIEFED HIM AS TO WHAT THE PROC REQUIRES AND THE INDICATIONS THAT REMAINED. AT THIS POINT, WE HAD SATCOM WITH DISPATCH AND HAD A CONFERENCE CALL WITH MAINT CTL REGARDING OUR PROB. WE MADE A PLAN TO LAND THE AIRPLANE IN CARACAS IF THE R ENG OIL TEMP CONTINUED TO CLB. WE HAD CALLED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT UP TO THE COCKPIT TO BRIEF HER ON OUR POSSIBLE DIVERSION. WE CONTINUED TOWARDS MIAMI. WE WERE TALKING TO MAIQUETIA CTL VIA ACFT RELAY TO GET LOWER ALT DUE TO THE REDUCED PWR SETTING ON THE R ENG. JUST BEFORE WE STARTED OUR DSCNT, THE R ENG OIL TEMP BEGAN TO CLB TOWARDS ITS LIMIT. CAPT, RELIEF PLT, AND I DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO CONTINUE THE FLT TO MIAMI. CAPT DECLARED AN EMER AND WE GOT CLRNC TO SVMI. WE SATCOM'ED DISPATCH AGAIN AND TOLD HIM THAT WE WERE NOW PROCEEDING TO CARACAS AND THAT WE HAD DECLARED AN EMER. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT WAS ONCE AGAIN CALLED UP TO THE COCKPIT AND BRIEFED OF THE SIT. THE CAPT BRIEFED THE ITEMS TO HER AS PER ACR OPS MANUAL. THE R ENG WAS OPERATED AT IDLE DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. THE CAPT EXECUTED A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG INTO CARACAS WHERE WE HAD THE ARPT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING EQUIP STANDING BY AS PER CARACAS PROCS FOR EMER ACFT. ONCE CLR OF THE RWY, THE R ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND WE DID A SINGLE ENG TAXI TO THE GATE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 555385: I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THAT WE NEEDED TO DSND DUE TO DETERIORATING AIRSPD. WE CONTACTED CTR FOR A DSCNT WHILE WE TROUBLESHOT THE SIT.

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.