Engine overheat on departure climb.

Attributes
ACN	163677
Time
Date	199011
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : n90
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 9300 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	163677
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff from newark in medium large transport aircraft experienced engine overheat in #2 engine. Reduced power until overheat went out. Asked controller for return to newark. Performed return using single engine landing procedures and accomplished safe landing. Aircraft log showed same problem occurred previously and mechanics had done some work and signed off problem. It recurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE OVERHEAT ON DEP CLIMB.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM NEWARK IN MLG ACFT EXPERIENCED ENG OVERHEAT IN #2 ENG. REDUCED PWR UNTIL OVERHEAT WENT OUT. ASKED CTLR FOR RETURN TO NEWARK. PERFORMED RETURN USING SINGLE ENG LNDG PROCS AND ACCOMPLISHED SAFE LNDG. ACFT LOG SHOWED SAME PROB OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY AND MECHS HAD DONE SOME WORK AND SIGNED OFF PROB. IT RECURRED.

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.