An md-80 series aircraft flight crew shut down the right engine; and returned to their departure air...

Narrative:

In cruise flight; first officer (first officer) pointed out oil quantity in right engine had decreased to 3 quarts. Pressure and temperature normal but temperature rising. No other abnormal indications; noise or vibration. Declared emergency with center. Referred to QRH: oil quantity decreasing. Due to rising temperature; followed on to inflight shutdown checklist. Completed checklist and discussed landing options. [Our departure airport was] selected due to known good weather; adequate runway for overweight landing and [our] familiarity with arrival and surrounding terrain. Requested a turn direct to the airport from center. Advised flight attendants (flight attendant) including test brief. Made PA to passengers about situation and return to the airport.advised dispatch via free text message and coordinated with ATC for a gradual descent back [to the airport].attempted contact with company and station operations but were unable via VHF. Contacted tower and requested they call company ops. Advised ZZZ tower of intentions and requested airport rescue and fire fighting (arff) equipment as a precaution. Planned and briefed single-engine; overweight; landing at appx. 140;500 pounds. Flew a VOR approach to visual approach with uneventful landing. Parked on pad and deplaned passengers to busses.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An MD-80 series aircraft flight crew shut down the right engine; and returned to their departure airport after recognizing there was low oil quantity and an associated high oil temperature.

Narrative: In cruise flight; First Officer (FO) pointed out oil quantity in right engine had decreased to 3 quarts. Pressure and temperature normal but temperature rising. No other abnormal indications; noise or vibration. Declared Emergency with Center. Referred to QRH: Oil Quantity Decreasing. Due to rising temperature; followed on to Inflight Shutdown Checklist. Completed checklist and discussed landing options. [Our departure airport was] selected due to known good weather; adequate runway for overweight landing and [our] familiarity with arrival and surrounding terrain. Requested a turn direct to the airport from Center. Advised Flight Attendants (FA) including TEST brief. Made PA to passengers about situation and return to the airport.Advised dispatch via free text message and coordinated with ATC for a gradual descent back [to the airport].Attempted contact with company and station operations but were unable via VHF. Contacted tower and requested they call company ops. Advised ZZZ tower of intentions and requested Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) equipment as a precaution. Planned and briefed single-engine; overweight; landing at appx. 140;500 pounds. Flew a VOR approach to visual approach with uneventful landing. Parked on Pad and deplaned passengers to busses.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Attributes
ACN	1243014
Time
Date	201502
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Lubrication System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Total 21400
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An md-80 series aircraft flight crew shut down the right engine; and returned to their departure airport after recognizing there was low oil quantity and an associated high oil temperature.