A300 in cruise declared an emergency and diverted due to high fuel temperature indication.

Attributes
ACN	411768
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tower : phx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	411768
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

During meal tray pick up, captain called to coach and asked me and the #1 purser to come to the cockpit immediately. He informed me that there was a fuel gauge indicator reading an unusually high temperature. He informed me that we were returning to jfk and will be landing in 30 mins. He informed me that he thought that it was just a faulty reading, and he did not need us to prepare for an emergency or to evacuate/evacuation on the ground unless I thought it necessary. He informed the passenger via PA and the flight returned to jfk without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 IN CRUISE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO HIGH FUEL TEMP INDICATION.

Narrative: DURING MEAL TRAY PICK UP, CAPT CALLED TO COACH AND ASKED ME AND THE #1 PURSER TO COME TO THE COCKPIT IMMEDIATELY. HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR READING AN UNUSUALLY HIGH TEMP. HE INFORMED ME THAT WE WERE RETURNING TO JFK AND WILL BE LNDG IN 30 MINS. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST A FAULTY READING, AND HE DID NOT NEED US TO PREPARE FOR AN EMER OR TO EVAC ON THE GND UNLESS I THOUGHT IT NECESSARY. HE INFORMED THE PAX VIA PA AND THE FLT RETURNED TO JFK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.