Diversion to alternate caused when engine is shut down because of high oil temperature.

Attributes
ACN	251358
Time
Date	199309
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gij airport : mdw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 6500
ASRS Report	251358
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Cruise FL180 oil temperature went from yellow arc to above redline. After discussion with dispatch and maintenance control, we elected to do a precautionary shutdown of right engine. Emergency declared -- aircraft landed at sbn without any problems. We had good communication between dispatch and maintenance control. Cockpit resource management with crew was excellent. My only comment is that we are not trained in single engine approachs during VFR conditions. Visual cues are very different than during a normal landing (due to a 25 degree flap setting and higher nose attitude). I would suggest this be added to a simulator session.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE CAUSED WHEN ENG IS SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF HIGH OIL TEMP.

Narrative: CRUISE FL180 OIL TEMP WENT FROM YELLOW ARC TO ABOVE REDLINE. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL, WE ELECTED TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF R ENG. EMER DECLARED -- ACFT LANDED AT SBN WITHOUT ANY PROBS. WE HAD GOOD COM BTWN DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL. COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT WITH CREW WAS EXCELLENT. MY ONLY COMMENT IS THAT WE ARE NOT TRAINED IN SINGLE ENG APCHS DURING VFR CONDITIONS. VISUAL CUES ARE VERY DIFFERENT THAN DURING A NORMAL LNDG (DUE TO A 25 DEG FLAP SETTING AND HIGHER NOSE ATTITUDE). I WOULD SUGGEST THIS BE ADDED TO A SIMULATOR SESSION.

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.