Sinbad - I hate to inject some facts here. But if it was a Trent, the ECAM oil temp warning is generated at 190 degrees C.
The FCOM procedure is to gradually reduce the thrust to try and contain the temperature rise. It then goes on to say to shut the engine down only if the condition exists at idle.
For the Trent engine, the FCOM is somewhat DIFFERENT to your interpretation of what should be done.
I will be following the ACTUAL FCOM if you don't mind, and by the sounds of it, that's pretty much what the crew on this occasion did.
