B727 crew had a 'lower wing body overheat light' illuminate.

Attributes
ACN	416877
Time
Date	199810
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tjzs
State Reference	PR
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : tjzs
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	416877
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was taking entree preferences in first class when the captain announced over the PA that we would be returning to sju due to a problem and asked the flight attendants to prepare for landing. I then went to the cockpit and the captain advised me that we had an indicator light on for a 'lower aft body overheat' that could indicate a fire. He didn't think there was a fire, but his procedures said to land. He told me we didn't have to prepare the cabin and would probably not have to evacuate/evacuation. After about 10 mins, the aircraft landed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD A 'LOWER WING BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT' ILLUMINATE.

Narrative: I WAS TAKING ENTREE PREFERENCES IN FIRST CLASS WHEN THE CAPT ANNOUNCED OVER THE PA THAT WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO SJU DUE TO A PROB AND ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO PREPARE FOR LNDG. I THEN WENT TO THE COCKPIT AND THE CAPT ADVISED ME THAT WE HAD AN INDICATOR LIGHT ON FOR A 'LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT' THAT COULD INDICATE A FIRE. HE DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS A FIRE, BUT HIS PROCS SAID TO LAND. HE TOLD ME WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PREPARE THE CABIN AND WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE TO EVAC. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS, THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.