B737-300 crew had an overheat light, fire light illuminate and the fire bell sounded departing mci.

Attributes
ACN	629399
Time
Date	200409
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	629399
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	629401
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : overheat light, fire light, fire bell 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 other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Takeoff during left downwind departure climbing engine #1 overheat light illuminated followed by a fire light and bell. We asked for and received clearance to return to airport. All lights extinguished as we began our descent. Completed engine overheat checklist. Landed overweight. Returned to gate under observation of emergency vehicles. Supplemental information from acn 629401: captain made the landing. Uneventful taxi in and shutdown followed at the gate. Great help by departure/approach control. No problems noted by this first officer as to procedures, as well as ATC control/aircraft compliance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 CREW HAD AN OVERHEAT LIGHT, FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND THE FIRE BELL SOUNDED DEPARTING MCI.

Narrative: TKOF DURING L DOWNWIND DEP CLBING ENG #1 OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A FIRE LIGHT AND BELL. WE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO RETURN TO ARPT. ALL LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AS WE BEGAN OUR DSCNT. COMPLETED ENG OVERHEAT CHKLIST. LANDED OVERWT. RETURNED TO GATE UNDER OBSERVATION OF EMER VEHICLES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 629401: CAPT MADE THE LNDG. UNEVENTFUL TAXI IN AND SHUTDOWN FOLLOWED AT THE GATE. GREAT HELP BY DEP/APCH CTL. NO PROBS NOTED BY THIS FO AS TO PROCS, AS WELL AS ATC CTL/ACFT COMPLIANCE.

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.