Widebody transport shuts down engine due to oil temperature fluctuations.

Attributes
ACN	255480
Time
Date	199310
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sgf
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	255480
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Shut #3 engine down due to oil temperature fluctuation continuing higher. Just prior to shutdown, oil temperature went from 113 degrees to 170 degrees plus, in 8-10 seconds, considering temperature source position in oil system almost had to be indicator only. But followed company procedure and shut down and secured engine, called ATC and company. With consideration for WX, traffic, weight, fuel, dispatch and maintenance control, continued to dtw. Started engine 15 mins out of dtw per maintenance control. All indications normal to shutdown at gate. On ground at dtw, maintenance advised engine and oil appeared and smelled normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB SHUTS DOWN ENG DUE TO OIL TEMP FLUCTUATIONS.

Narrative: SHUT #3 ENG DOWN DUE TO OIL TEMP FLUCTUATION CONTINUING HIGHER. JUST PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN, OIL TEMP WENT FROM 113 DEGS TO 170 DEGS PLUS, IN 8-10 SECONDS, CONSIDERING TEMP SOURCE POS IN OIL SYS ALMOST HAD TO BE INDICATOR ONLY. BUT FOLLOWED COMPANY PROC AND SHUT DOWN AND SECURED ENG, CALLED ATC AND COMPANY. WITH CONSIDERATION FOR WX, TFC, WT, FUEL, DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL, CONTINUED TO DTW. STARTED ENG 15 MINS OUT OF DTW PER MAINT CTL. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL TO SHUTDOWN AT GATE. ON GND AT DTW, MAINT ADVISED ENG AND OIL APPEARED AND SMELLED NORMAL.

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.