Narrative:

Right engine overheat EICAS message. Ran checklist no right engine overheat light. Approximately 5 mins later, right engine overheat light illuminated. Would not go out with throttle in idle, so we shut down right engine in accordance with checklist. After consulting with dispatch for divert bases (discussed guatanomo bay, havana, nassau, and miami) decision was made by captain with inputs from both first officer's that miami was the best choice due to political problems in cuba, nassau closed, and miami close by. Single engine profile, landing flown by captain to uneventful landing. Should be noted that engine overheat light bulb would illuminate with the light test button depressed, but would not illuminate properly when a fire test was initiated. Supplemental information from acn 510261: ran right engine overheat checklist up to end shutdown point. Got dispatch and maintenance for advise prior to shutting engine down with just having the EICAS with no other indications was unusual. Large transport test tested good. Engine fire test tested good except the right engine overheat light. At that point, we continued the checklist and shut down the engine, qrc driftdown. Havana same distance as mia, gitmo behind us plus both first officer's were familiar with gitmo's approachs and found them a little tricky to land a single engine heavy. Discussed nassau but it was closed. Supplemental information from acn 510258: we decided to go to miami because of its WX. We were all familiar with the field and the navaids. Both of the first officer's did an outstanding job working the problems, making timely and accurate suggestions, and easing my workload. 20 mins prior to landing, I advised the purser that a cabin advisory was to be performed and to let us know when the cabin was ready. We also made an announcement to the passenger as to the problem and our landing intentions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW HAD AN OVERHEAT EICAS WARNING FOR #2 ENG IN CARIBBEAN OCEANIC AIRSPACE.

Narrative: R ENG OVERHEAT EICAS MESSAGE. RAN CHKLIST NO R ENG OVERHEAT LIGHT. APPROX 5 MINS LATER, R ENG OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WOULD NOT GO OUT WITH THROTTLE IN IDLE, SO WE SHUT DOWN R ENG IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHKLIST. AFTER CONSULTING WITH DISPATCH FOR DIVERT BASES (DISCUSSED GUATANOMO BAY, HAVANA, NASSAU, AND MIAMI) DECISION WAS MADE BY CAPT WITH INPUTS FROM BOTH FO'S THAT MIAMI WAS THE BEST CHOICE DUE TO POLITICAL PROBS IN CUBA, NASSAU CLOSED, AND MIAMI CLOSE BY. SINGLE ENG PROFILE, LNDG FLOWN BY CAPT TO UNEVENTFUL LNDG. SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ENG OVERHEAT LIGHT BULB WOULD ILLUMINATE WITH THE LIGHT TEST BUTTON DEPRESSED, BUT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY WHEN A FIRE TEST WAS INITIATED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 510261: RAN R ENG OVERHEAT CHKLIST UP TO END SHUTDOWN POINT. GOT DISPATCH AND MAINT FOR ADVISE PRIOR TO SHUTTING ENG DOWN WITH JUST HAVING THE EICAS WITH NO OTHER INDICATIONS WAS UNUSUAL. LGT TEST TESTED GOOD. ENG FIRE TEST TESTED GOOD EXCEPT THE R ENG OVERHEAT LIGHT. AT THAT POINT, WE CONTINUED THE CHKLIST AND SHUT DOWN THE ENG, QRC DRIFTDOWN. HAVANA SAME DISTANCE AS MIA, GITMO BEHIND US PLUS BOTH FO'S WERE FAMILIAR WITH GITMO'S APCHS AND FOUND THEM A LITTLE TRICKY TO LAND A SINGLE ENG HVY. DISCUSSED NASSAU BUT IT WAS CLOSED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 510258: WE DECIDED TO GO TO MIAMI BECAUSE OF ITS WX. WE WERE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE FIELD AND THE NAVAIDS. BOTH OF THE FO'S DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB WORKING THE PROBS, MAKING TIMELY AND ACCURATE SUGGESTIONS, AND EASING MY WORKLOAD. 20 MINS PRIOR TO LNDG, I ADVISED THE PURSER THAT A CABIN ADVISORY WAS TO BE PERFORMED AND TO LET US KNOW WHEN THE CABIN WAS READY. WE ALSO MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PAX AS TO THE PROB AND OUR LNDG INTENTIONS.

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.