Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Workload; Troubleshooting; Distraction; Time Pressure
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Aircraft
After level-off at 35;000 ft. got a ECAM ENG ADV indication. #1 ENG Oil Temp was 168C. Followed QRH Supplemental Advisory for PW HI OIL TEMP. Oil quantity was good; no secondaries were observed; reduced power to Flight Idle; observed no reduction in temperature. Addressed QRH ENG HI OIL TEMP procedure which indicated imminent shutdown with conditions we were observing; temperature continued to rise and peaked at 176C. We were approaching ZZZ; decided to do an immediate divert with the intent of landing before engine shutdown became compulsory. Coordinated with Dispatch and [notified] ATC; landed at ZZZ. First Officer did an excellent job positioning and preparing aircraft for landing.
Hi Eng Oil Temp #1; got initial advisory at cruise. Leveled off 35;000 ft.; 168C. Followed QRH Advisory which led to Eng Oil Hi Temp QRH procedure. Temperature peaked at 176C; showed 36C to 40C hotter than #2. Engine during descent at flight idle. ATC was notified; did not shutdown engine.
A300 flight crew reported abnormally high engine oil temperature in number one engine. Flight immediately diverted prior to having to shut down the engine.