B737 crew shuts down engine and continues to destination in ZDC airspace.

Attributes
ACN	408396
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gve
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc tower : rvs
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	408396
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At approximately 20 mi north gnv VOR at FL280 (time XX25Z) the #1 engine overheat light illuminated yellow. The first officer was flying the aircraft and I accomplished the engine fire, severe damage and separation checklist and shut down #1 engine. The overheat light remained illuminated, calling for both bottles to be discharged, which I did. The light (engine overheat) extinguished. I elected to continue to destination gso at which time I notified ATC of our condition, telling them that we had done a precautionary shutdown and giving our number onboard and fuel onboard. The nearest suitable airport was at the time richmond. However, I felt that my familiarity with greensboro (given the altitude of the aircraft and driftdown calculations) that greensboro afforded me a more safe option.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW SHUTS DOWN ENG AND CONTINUES TO DEST IN ZDC AIRSPACE.

Narrative: AT APPROX 20 MI N GNV VOR AT FL280 (TIME XX25Z) THE #1 ENG OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED YELLOW. THE FO WAS FLYING THE ACFT AND I ACCOMPLISHED THE ENG FIRE, SEVERE DAMAGE AND SEPARATION CHKLIST AND SHUT DOWN #1 ENG. THE OVERHEAT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, CALLING FOR BOTH BOTTLES TO BE DISCHARGED, WHICH I DID. THE LIGHT (ENG OVERHEAT) EXTINGUISHED. I ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEST GSO AT WHICH TIME I NOTIFIED ATC OF OUR CONDITION, TELLING THEM THAT WE HAD DONE A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN AND GIVING OUR NUMBER ONBOARD AND FUEL ONBOARD. THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WAS AT THE TIME RICHMOND. HOWEVER, I FELT THAT MY FAMILIARITY WITH GREENSBORO (GIVEN THE ALT OF THE ACFT AND DRIFTDOWN CALCULATIONS) THAT GREENSBORO AFFORDED ME A MORE SAFE OPTION.

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.