Narrative:

Shortly after passing 10000 ft, we noticed the left 'fuel heat on' light was illuminated and approaching the yellow arc. We accomplished both the 'fuel heat on light continuously' and the 'oil high' abnormal procedures. Neither of these solved the problem. The oil temperature continued to climb into the yellow arc. Since an engine shutdown is required if this continued to climb for more than 15 mins, the captain elected to declare an emergency and divert to ric, which was 28 mi away. We landed normally, but slightly overweight, at 132200 pounds. We shut the engine down after landing. The oil temperature was in the yellow arc for 12 mins and it reached a maximum temperature of 150-155 degrees. We departed for mia in a different airplane several hours later.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80S CAPT RPTED THAT HE HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE L ENG DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMP COUPLED WITH CONTINUOUS FUEL HEAT ON. THEY LANDED OVERWT AT RIC.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER PASSING 10000 FT, WE NOTICED THE L 'FUEL HEAT ON' LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND APCHING THE YELLOW ARC. WE ACCOMPLISHED BOTH THE 'FUEL HEAT ON LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY' AND THE 'OIL HIGH' ABNORMAL PROCS. NEITHER OF THESE SOLVED THE PROB. THE OIL TEMP CONTINUED TO CLB INTO THE YELLOW ARC. SINCE AN ENG SHUTDOWN IS REQUIRED IF THIS CONTINUED TO CLB FOR MORE THAN 15 MINS, THE CAPT ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMER AND DIVERT TO RIC, WHICH WAS 28 MI AWAY. WE LANDED NORMALLY, BUT SLIGHTLY OVERWT, AT 132200 LBS. WE SHUT THE ENG DOWN AFTER LNDG. THE OIL TEMP WAS IN THE YELLOW ARC FOR 12 MINS AND IT REACHED A MAX TEMP OF 150-155 DEGS. WE DEPARTED FOR MIA IN A DIFFERENT AIRPLANE SEVERAL HRS LATER.

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.