B757 flight crew reports EPR failure at FL350 and return for over weight landing.

Attributes
ACN	792895
Time
Date	200806
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20500 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	792895
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	792891
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : epr failure other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We landed overweight. This was because of an engine anomaly at cruise that between dispatcher and myself a decision was made that the most prudent course of action to take was to return to ZZZ as a precautionary measure mainly because maintenance was uncomfortable with the circumstances of the anomaly. Since we were planning a flight to iad and this happened at the beginning of the flight (1 hour into it) this resulted in an overweight landing. All things considered I did not think it prudent to burn fuel off to landing weight and elected to land as stated. Supplemental information from acn 792891: approximately 10 mins after leveling off at FL350; the right engine EPR rolled back to approximately 1.0. After consulting with maintenance and dispatch we returned to ZZZ and landed approximately 2000 pounds overweight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW REPORTS EPR FAILURE AT FL350 AND RETURN FOR OVER WEIGHT LANDING.

Narrative: WE LANDED OVERWT. THIS WAS BECAUSE OF AN ENG ANOMALY AT CRUISE THAT BTWN DISPATCHER AND MYSELF A DECISION WAS MADE THAT THE MOST PRUDENT COURSE OF ACTION TO TAKE WAS TO RETURN TO ZZZ AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE MAINLY BECAUSE MAINT WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ANOMALY. SINCE WE WERE PLANNING A FLT TO IAD AND THIS HAPPENED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FLT (1 HR INTO IT) THIS RESULTED IN AN OVERWT LNDG. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED I DID NOT THINK IT PRUDENT TO BURN FUEL OFF TO LNDG WT AND ELECTED TO LAND AS STATED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 792891: APPROX 10 MINS AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL350; THE R ENG EPR ROLLED BACK TO APPROX 1.0. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MAINT AND DISPATCH WE RETURNED TO ZZZ AND LANDED APPROX 2000 LBS OVERWT.

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.