B727 crew had a strut overheat warning at mbpv.

Attributes
ACN	478503
Time
Date	200007
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mbpv.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	478503
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	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : overheat detection other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Strut overheat and return for landing. After takeoff from pls, we had a strut overheat on the #3 engine. I continued to fly while the captain and flight engineer ran the emergency checklist. Per the procedure, we brought the #3 throttle to idle. We proceeded to return to pls for a landing. I advised mia of the problem and told them of our plans to land in pls. At this point the captain started working the radios and I continued to land. Upon landing in pls, I asked the tower to verify that there was no smoke or fire from the aircraft. They stated there was none, so we taxied back into the ramp and shut down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD A STRUT OVERHEAT WARNING AT MBPV.

Narrative: STRUT OVERHEAT AND RETURN FOR LNDG. AFTER TKOF FROM PLS, WE HAD A STRUT OVERHEAT ON THE #3 ENG. I CONTINUED TO FLY WHILE THE CAPT AND FE RAN THE EMER CHKLIST. PER THE PROC, WE BROUGHT THE #3 THROTTLE TO IDLE. WE PROCEEDED TO RETURN TO PLS FOR A LNDG. I ADVISED MIA OF THE PROB AND TOLD THEM OF OUR PLANS TO LAND IN PLS. AT THIS POINT THE CAPT STARTED WORKING THE RADIOS AND I CONTINUED TO LAND. UPON LNDG IN PLS, I ASKED THE TWR TO VERIFY THAT THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE FROM THE ACFT. THEY STATED THERE WAS NONE, SO WE TAXIED BACK INTO THE RAMP AND SHUT DOWN.

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.