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B737-300 crew reported #1 engine overheat light illuminated. The crew declared an emergency and landed at the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 590482 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : orf.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j121.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 21780 flight time type : 7900 |
| ASRS Report | 590482 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 590300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : overheat warning system other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At FL330, 45 mi northeast orf, engine #1 overheat light illuminated. Per QRH (SOP) engine thrust was reduced on #1 engine to idle, over heat light extinguished. Operated engine at idle thrust, emergency was declared due to inability to maintain cruise altitude. Requested vectors to orf where an uneventful flaps 15 degree landing was accomplished.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 CREW RPTED #1 ENG OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: AT FL330, 45 MI NE ORF, ENG #1 OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PER QRH (SOP) ENG THRUST WAS REDUCED ON #1 ENG TO IDLE, OVER HEAT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. OPERATED ENG AT IDLE THRUST, EMER WAS DECLARED DUE TO INABILITY TO MAINTAIN CRUISE ALT. REQUESTED VECTORS TO ORF WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL FLAPS 15 DEG LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
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.