Widebody transport had to return land because of an engine overheat.

Attributes
ACN	179544
Time
Date	199105
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl tracon : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	179544
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Right engine overheat on widebody transport. Pulled throttle back (required approximately 20#). Returned clt. Normal landing (but over weight) with men and equipment standing by.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB HAD TO RETURN LAND BECAUSE OF AN ENGINE OVERHEAT.

Narrative: RIGHT ENG OVERHEAT ON WDB. PULLED THROTTLE BACK (REQUIRED APPROX 20#). RETURNED CLT. NORMAL LNDG (BUT OVER WT) WITH MEN AND EQUIP STANDING BY.

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.