A B757 flight crew declares an emergency after detecting an overheat light on their left engine nort...

Attributes
ACN	534864
Time
Date	200201
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc.artcc
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	534864
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng ouht lite other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Left engine overheat light, throttle to idle light went out. Declared emergency, landed safely in clt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 FLC DECLARES AN EMER AFTER DETECTING AN OVERHEAT LIGHT ON THEIR L ENG N OF CLT, NC.

Narrative: L ENG OVERHEAT LIGHT, THROTTLE TO IDLE LIGHT WENT OUT. DECLARED EMER, LANDED SAFELY IN CLT.

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.

A B757 flight crew declares an emergency after detecting an overheat light on their left engine north of clt, nc.