Narrative:

The aircraft had a discrepancy, or write-up, of an engine overspd on the previous leg (dsm-atl). Myself (captain) and first officer performed a run-up with a mechanic to see if this airplane was safe to ferry back to cvg. All parameters were normal and the aci was signed off by the mechanic for a 1 time ferry flight. We had normal indications throughout takeoff roll and initial climb until passing 17500 ft the #2 engine went hot and performed an automatic shutdown. My first officer performed all memory items and checklists. I declared an emergency and returned to the airport. We did not have any fire indications. However, I purposely kept the airspeed on the fast side as I was concerned about structural damage. At no time did I violate any airspeed or airspace regulations. Conditions were VMC and I made a landing on runway 8L while crash fire rescue equipment was standing by. After crash fire rescue equipment inspected the engine visually, it was determined to be safe to taxi to the gate. Upon postflt inspection, the engine indicated it had reached temperature as high as 990 degrees C during the automatic shutdown.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65 ON A FERRY FLT BECAUSE OF A PREVIOUS ENG DISCREPANCY HAS AN ENG OVERHEAT AND AUTO SHUTDOWN DURING THE DEP CLB.

Narrative: THE ACFT HAD A DISCREPANCY, OR WRITE-UP, OF AN ENG OVERSPD ON THE PREVIOUS LEG (DSM-ATL). MYSELF (CAPT) AND FO PERFORMED A RUN-UP WITH A MECH TO SEE IF THIS AIRPLANE WAS SAFE TO FERRY BACK TO CVG. ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL AND THE ACI WAS SIGNED OFF BY THE MECH FOR A 1 TIME FERRY FLT. WE HAD NORMAL INDICATIONS THROUGHOUT TKOF ROLL AND INITIAL CLB UNTIL PASSING 17500 FT THE #2 ENG WENT HOT AND PERFORMED AN AUTO SHUTDOWN. MY FO PERFORMED ALL MEMORY ITEMS AND CHKLISTS. I DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO THE ARPT. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY FIRE INDICATIONS. HOWEVER, I PURPOSELY KEPT THE AIRSPD ON THE FAST SIDE AS I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. AT NO TIME DID I VIOLATE ANY AIRSPD OR AIRSPACE REGS. CONDITIONS WERE VMC AND I MADE A LNDG ON RWY 8L WHILE CFR WAS STANDING BY. AFTER CFR INSPECTED THE ENG VISUALLY, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE SAFE TO TAXI TO THE GATE. UPON POSTFLT INSPECTION, THE ENG INDICATED IT HAD REACHED TEMP AS HIGH AS 990 DEGS C DURING THE AUTO SHUTDOWN.

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.