B737-300 flight crew reports high egt during climbout exceeding maximum limits by over 300 degrees. ...

Attributes
ACN	889464
Time
Date	201005
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 184 Flight Crew Type 6400
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 184 Flight Crew Type 22000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

On climbout; the number two egt spiked with a red light indication; and the engine continued to indicate erratic indications with the thrust lever retarded. The crew elected to return; and while initiating the return and descent; the engine was shut down with the engine failure shutdown checklist. Before the turn to final; the control of the aircraft was swapped to permit the captain to fly the approach and land. The landing was uneventful.it may be useful to include expanded text on referencing the N1; N2; and fuel flow gauges as well during abnormal egt indications. Additionally; maintenance will require the time the engine was shutdown to address how long the engine was wind-milling. Finally; I recommend a policy be formalized to not permit the crew to fly for the remainder of the duty day following any engine shutdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 Flight Crew reports high EGT during climbout exceeding maximum limits by over 300 degrees. Engine was shut down; an emergency declared; and the flight returned to their departure airport.

Narrative: On climbout; the number two EGT spiked with a red light indication; and the engine continued to indicate erratic indications with the thrust lever retarded. The Crew elected to return; and while initiating the return and descent; the engine was shut down with the Engine Failure Shutdown Checklist. Before the turn to final; the control of the aircraft was swapped to permit the Captain to fly the approach and land. The landing was uneventful.It may be useful to include expanded text on referencing the N1; N2; and fuel flow gauges as well during abnormal EGT indications. Additionally; Maintenance will require the time the engine was shutdown to address how long the engine was wind-milling. Finally; I recommend a policy be formalized to not permit the Crew to fly for the remainder of the duty day following any engine shutdown.

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.

B737-300 flight crew reports high egt during climbout exceeding maximum limits by over 300 degrees. Engine was shut down; an emergency declared; and the flight returned to their departure airport.