Narrative:

Flight departed ZZZ for lfpg after a 3 hour maintenance delay repairing a #1 engine egt indicator failure. We were released on a conditional release. The system failed again prior to entering oceanic airspace; and we were directed by dispatch to return to ZZZ. We discussed via ACARS whether to land overweight or not and were urged to land as soon as possible by the dispatcher. Flight returned to ZZZ for an uneventful overweight landing; weighing 431800 pounds; and at a vertical speed of 300-400 FPM. The crew worked very well together; applying the threat and error management principles.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS A330 CAPTAIN EXPERIENCED A #1 EGT FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER DEP ON A TRANSOCEANIC FLT AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: FLT DEPARTED ZZZ FOR LFPG AFTER A 3 HR MAINT DELAY REPAIRING A #1 ENG EGT INDICATOR FAILURE. WE WERE RELEASED ON A CONDITIONAL RELEASE. THE SYS FAILED AGAIN PRIOR TO ENTERING OCEANIC AIRSPACE; AND WE WERE DIRECTED BY DISPATCH TO RETURN TO ZZZ. WE DISCUSSED VIA ACARS WHETHER TO LAND OVERWT OR NOT AND WERE URGED TO LAND ASAP BY THE DISPATCHER. FLT RETURNED TO ZZZ FOR AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWT LNDG; WEIGHING 431800 LBS; AND AT A VERT SPD OF 300-400 FPM. THE CREW WORKED VERY WELL TOGETHER; APPLYING THE THREAT AND ERROR MGMNT PRINCIPLES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.