A B727 shut down engine #2 due to high oil temperature near iiu.

Attributes
ACN	436887
Time
Date	199905
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 14000
ASRS Report	436887
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to alternate
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Precautionary engine shutdown of #2 engine due to #2 engine oil temperature gauge exceeding red radial (pegged out). Suspected faulty gauge or short but required by procedures to shut down engine. Coordination with dispatcher and returned to departure airport (cvg). Uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 SHUT DOWN ENG #2 DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMP NEAR IIU.

Narrative: PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN OF #2 ENG DUE TO #2 ENG OIL TEMP GAUGE EXCEEDING RED RADIAL (PEGGED OUT). SUSPECTED FAULTY GAUGE OR SHORT BUT REQUIRED BY PROCS TO SHUT DOWN ENG. COORD WITH DISPATCHER AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT (CVG). UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

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.