Engine overheat warning. Flight crew shut down engine, returned to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	106566
Time
Date	198903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : roc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zob
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 3180 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	106566
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Passing 12000' MSL on climb out, with climb power set and myself flying, a master caution light and overheat/detector light came on. The captain announced the problem and performed the applicable memory item. The overheat light went out as the throttle was retarded to idle. I leveled off at 13000' MSL. The captain requested and received clearance for a turn back to rochester and descent. The captain assumed flying duties and I accomplished the engine overheat, single engine preliminary landing and single engine final landing emergency checklists. The captain made an uneventful 15 degree flap approach and landing, with the #1 throttle at idle. I shut down the #1 engine during landing rollout. We cleared the runway and had the fire response team visually inspect the aircraft. We then taxied to the gate. The problem was purely mechanical. We encountered no problems with ATC or WX. Human performance was good, despite having been on duty for 10 hours and dealing with severe WX and delays. Judgement, decisions, actions and communications were all good.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE OVERHEAT WARNING. FLT CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE, RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: PASSING 12000' MSL ON CLBOUT, WITH CLB PWR SET AND MYSELF FLYING, A MASTER CAUTION LIGHT AND OVERHEAT/DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAPT ANNOUNCED THE PROB AND PERFORMED THE APPLICABLE MEMORY ITEM. THE OVERHEAT LIGHT WENT OUT AS THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO IDLE. I LEVELED OFF AT 13000' MSL. THE CAPT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLRNC FOR A TURN BACK TO ROCHESTER AND DSCNT. THE CAPT ASSUMED FLYING DUTIES AND I ACCOMPLISHED THE ENG OVERHEAT, SINGLE ENG PRELIMINARY LNDG AND SINGLE ENG FINAL LNDG EMER CHKLISTS. THE CAPT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL 15 DEG FLAP APCH AND LNDG, WITH THE #1 THROTTLE AT IDLE. I SHUT DOWN THE #1 ENG DURING LNDG ROLLOUT. WE CLRED THE RWY AND HAD THE FIRE RESPONSE TEAM VISUALLY INSPECT THE ACFT. WE THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE. THE PROB WAS PURELY MECHANICAL. WE ENCOUNTERED NO PROBS WITH ATC OR WX. HUMAN PERFORMANCE WAS GOOD, DESPITE HAVING BEEN ON DUTY FOR 10 HRS AND DEALING WITH SEVERE WX AND DELAYS. JUDGEMENT, DECISIONS, ACTIONS AND COMS WERE ALL GOOD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.