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B757-200 'right engine overheat' displayed on EICAS. Thrust was reduced to idle and flight crew declared an emergency and diverted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 766087 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 766087 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We were in cruise at FL390 when an EICAS caution message appeared stating right engine overheat. As captain; I xferred the flight duties to my first officer. Using the QRH checklist; I followed procedures and after retarding the right thrust lever to idle; the caution light went out and the EICAS message disappeared. I left the right engine at idle for the remainder of the flight. I declared an emergency with ATC; gave the flight attendants the information; decided to divert to ZZZ; advised dispatch of our problem and diversion decision; contacted ZZZ operations and advised of our diversion and set up for a single engine landing. I told the flight attendants to not prepare the cabin. I advised ZZZ approach to have the crash fire rescue equipment equipment to be called out. I took back control of flying duties from the first officer and the landing was uneventful. After exiting the runway; I canceled the emergency; shut down the right engine and taxied to the gate. I wrote up the problem in the logbook. I conferred with dispatch and maintenance personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 'RIGHT ENG OVERHEAT' DISPLAYED ON EICAS. THRUST WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND FLT CREW DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED.
Narrative: WE WERE IN CRUISE AT FL390 WHEN AN EICAS CAUTION MESSAGE APPEARED STATING R ENG OVERHEAT. AS CAPT; I XFERRED THE FLT DUTIES TO MY FO. USING THE QRH CHKLIST; I FOLLOWED PROCS AND AFTER RETARDING THE R THRUST LEVER TO IDLE; THE CAUTION LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE EICAS MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. I LEFT THE R ENG AT IDLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. I DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC; GAVE THE FLT ATTENDANTS THE INFO; DECIDED TO DIVERT TO ZZZ; ADVISED DISPATCH OF OUR PROB AND DIVERSION DECISION; CONTACTED ZZZ OPS AND ADVISED OF OUR DIVERSION AND SET UP FOR A SINGLE ENG LNDG. I TOLD THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO NOT PREPARE THE CABIN. I ADVISED ZZZ APCH TO HAVE THE CFR EQUIP TO BE CALLED OUT. I TOOK BACK CTL OF FLYING DUTIES FROM THE FO AND THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. AFTER EXITING THE RWY; I CANCELED THE EMER; SHUT DOWN THE R ENG AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. I WROTE UP THE PROB IN THE LOGBOOK. I CONFERRED WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT PERSONNEL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.