B727 engine strut overheat. Engine shut down.

Attributes
ACN	471020
Time
Date	200004
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	471020
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : strut overheat other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

About 30 mi north of miami at XA11Z, the #1 engine strut overheat light illuminated. Followed procedures and light did not go out. Declared an emergency and shut down the #1 engine at XA16. Touched down at mia at XA26Z. All other indications were normal. Informed passenger that fire equipment would check us out. Aircraft looked good, taxied to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 ENG STRUT OVERHEAT. ENG SHUT DOWN.

Narrative: ABOUT 30 MI N OF MIAMI AT XA11Z, THE #1 ENG STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED PROCS AND LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. DECLARED AN EMER AND SHUT DOWN THE #1 ENG AT XA16. TOUCHED DOWN AT MIA AT XA26Z. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. INFORMED PAX THAT FIRE EQUIP WOULD CHK US OUT. ACFT LOOKED GOOD, TAXIED TO GATE.

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.