A B737 in climb shut down #2 engine and diverted due to high oil temperature caused by the fuel heat...

Attributes
ACN	373243
Time
Date	199707
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jac
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	373243
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	373244
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At XX15Z the aircraft blocked out at shv for an FAA approved ferry flight to atl. Earlier this morning, this same aircraft ingested a large bird into the #2 engine during takeoff and returned for landing. The plane was repaired prior to this flight. No passenger or flight attendants were on board this ferry flight -- only 2 mechanics and the pilots. During climb out, #2 engine was noted to have some vibrations but not enough to warrant concern. As the aircraft passed FL250, the crew noticed #2 engine oil temperature was approaching the yellow arc. The high oil temperature checklist was accomplished. At leveloff power was reduced for cruise flight. Within a short period of time the oil temperature rose past the red radial limit. The engine was shut down. An in-flight emergency was declared and the nearest suitable alternate was jac, 50 mi ahead. An uneventful single engine descent, approach and landing was made at jac. No injuries. It was later found that the #2 fuel heat valve had failed in the open position heating up the oil to the red limits temperature.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 IN CLB SHUT DOWN #2 ENG AND DIVERTED DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMP CAUSED BY THE FUEL HEAT VALVE FAILING OPEN.

Narrative: AT XX15Z THE ACFT BLOCKED OUT AT SHV FOR AN FAA APPROVED FERRY FLT TO ATL. EARLIER THIS MORNING, THIS SAME ACFT INGESTED A LARGE BIRD INTO THE #2 ENG DURING TKOF AND RETURNED FOR LNDG. THE PLANE WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO THIS FLT. NO PAX OR FLT ATTENDANTS WERE ON BOARD THIS FERRY FLT -- ONLY 2 MECHS AND THE PLTS. DURING CLBOUT, #2 ENG WAS NOTED TO HAVE SOME VIBRATIONS BUT NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT CONCERN. AS THE ACFT PASSED FL250, THE CREW NOTICED #2 ENG OIL TEMP WAS APCHING THE YELLOW ARC. THE HIGH OIL TEMP CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AT LEVELOFF PWR WAS REDUCED FOR CRUISE FLT. WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE OIL TEMP ROSE PAST THE RED RADIAL LIMIT. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. AN INFLT EMER WAS DECLARED AND THE NEAREST SUITABLE ALTERNATE WAS JAC, 50 MI AHEAD. AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG DSCNT, APCH AND LNDG WAS MADE AT JAC. NO INJURIES. IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THE #2 FUEL HEAT VALVE HAD FAILED IN THE OPEN POS HEATING UP THE OIL TO THE RED LIMITS TEMP.

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.

A B737 in climb shut down #2 engine and diverted due to high oil temperature caused by the fuel heat valve failing open.