An SF340 flight crew reduced the thrust on the right engine when they received an excessive itt read...

Narrative:

On climbout at approximately 900 MSL the right engine overtemp light illuminated; and gauge read 980 plus degrees. On reaching 1;000 AGL climb checklist was completed; and power was set on left engine to max continuous power. As pilot flying; I concentrated on maintaining our climb and airspeed; I was able to climb at approximately 600 FPM. I accepted a vector to a right downwind for the runway as the captain declared an emergency and briefed me on current weather; speeds; and the approach. We were cleared for a visual approach and I flew the approach with the autopilot coupled to the ILS. I landed the aircraft and the captain taxied off the runway where we were met by fire and rescue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An SF340 flight crew reduced the thrust on the right engine when they received an excessive ITT reading and returned to the departure airport for maintenance.

Narrative: On climbout at approximately 900 MSL the right engine overtemp light illuminated; and gauge read 980 plus degrees. On reaching 1;000 AGL climb checklist was completed; and power was set on left engine to max continuous power. As pilot flying; I concentrated on maintaining our climb and airspeed; I was able to climb at approximately 600 FPM. I accepted a vector to a right downwind for the runway as the Captain declared an emergency and briefed me on current weather; speeds; and the approach. We were cleared for a visual approach and I flew the approach with the autopilot coupled to the ILS. I landed the aircraft and the Captain taxied off the runway where we were met by fire and rescue.

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.

Attributes
ACN	951073
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An SF340 flight crew reduced the thrust on the right engine when they received an excessive itt reading and returned to the departure airport for maintenance.