B757-200
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Training / Qualification; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft
On route we noticed the left engine oil temperature had risen into the caution range with the corresponding oil quantity indicating zero gallons at which time I started the timer for the 20 minute limitation and called for the appropriate Non-normal checklist. I initiated a phone patch with Commercial Radio to flight operations informing them of our situation and that I was planning to divert to the nearest suitable airport.  Having coordinated with Center I was cleared direct to the divert airport and started a descent. During this time the oil temperature had been in the caution range approximately 10 minutes but then reached the maximum temperature so I called for and we performed the Inflight Engine Shutdown checklist of the left engine.  I informed Center that I had shutdown an engine and was now declaring an emergency and we started our preparations for a single engine approach which was completed without incident.
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A B757 engine oil was detected in the Caution Range with no oil quantity remaining so after waiting ten minutes when the oil temperature reached maximum; the QRH completed; the engine was shutdown; an emergency declared and the flight diverted to a nearby airport.