Narrative:

On climb out at approximately FL250; the left CSD oil temperature went to 165 degrees then right at redline. Leveled at FL330 and temperature slowly decreased to 105 degrees. This took about 5 mins. Procedure with an inoperative APU calls for landing at the nearest suitable airport. Elected to return to lax. Frequencys and volts normal. Landing uneventful.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW CLBING OUT OF LAX EXPERIENCED HIGH CSD OIL TEMP; SO THEY RETURNED TO LAX.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT AT APPROX FL250; THE L CSD OIL TEMP WENT TO 165 DEGS THEN RIGHT AT REDLINE. LEVELED AT FL330 AND TEMP SLOWLY DECREASED TO 105 DEGS. THIS TOOK ABOUT 5 MINS. PROC WITH AN INOP APU CALLS FOR LNDG AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. ELECTED TO RETURN TO LAX. FREQS AND VOLTS NORMAL. LNDG UNEVENTFUL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.