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B767 captain reports egt failure during climbout. Crew elects to return to departure airport for an overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 820209 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exhaust Gas Temperature Indicat |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
During the climb; the right egt indication began fluctuating erratically on both the EICAS screen and the sei. All other engine indications were normal and the fluctuations never exceeded any limit. The egt indication then went to about 20 degrees C and remained there with very minor fluctuations. After consulting with dispatch and maintenance; I elected to return to ZZZ. An emergency was declared due to the impending overweight landing. The aircraft did not have a fuel jettison system. The landing was normal at a weight of 356;000 pounds. The taxi and gate arrival were normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 Captain reports EGT failure during climbout. Crew elects to return to departure airport for an overweight landing.
Narrative: During the climb; the right EGT indication began fluctuating erratically on both the EICAS screen and the SEI. All other engine indications were normal and the fluctuations never exceeded any limit. The EGT indication then went to about 20 degrees C and remained there with very minor fluctuations. After consulting with Dispatch and Maintenance; I elected to return to ZZZ. An emergency was declared due to the impending overweight landing. The aircraft did not have a fuel jettison system. The landing was normal at a weight of 356;000 LBS. The taxi and gate arrival were normal.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.