CRJ700 first officer experiences a left wing ovht warning EICAS message and an aural left wing overh...

Narrative:

On initial climb we received a triple chime; left wing ovht warning message on EICAS and an aural left wing overheat passing through 2;000 ft MSL. We were still VMC below the clouds but within icing conditions. We leveled at 3;000 ft MSL; declared an emergency; advised ATC of our situation and that we needed an immediate return. We had the airport and runway in sight and requested a descent to 2;500 ft MSL to ensure that we could maintain a visual. We continued visually; performed [the] before landing checklist and a normal landing. The landing was overweight and an entry was made in the aml. After clearing the runway; we contacted the flight attendants and made a PA to the passengers advising them of the situation. We then returned to the gate; deplaned the passengers and met with maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ700 First Officer experiences a L WING OVHT warning EICAS message and an aural Left Wing Overheat passing through 2;000 feet MSL. An emergency is declared and the flight returns to the departure airport for an overweight landing.

Narrative: On initial climb we received a triple chime; L WING OVHT warning message on EICAS and an aural Left Wing Overheat passing through 2;000 FT MSL. We were still VMC below the clouds but within icing conditions. We leveled at 3;000 FT MSL; declared an emergency; advised ATC of our situation and that we needed an immediate return. We had the airport and runway in sight and requested a descent to 2;500 FT MSL to ensure that we could maintain a visual. We continued visually; performed [the] Before Landing Checklist and a normal landing. The landing was overweight and an entry was made in the AML. After clearing the runway; we contacted the flight attendants and made a PA to the passengers advising them of the situation. We then returned to the gate; deplaned the passengers and met with Maintenance.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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	1132166
Time
Date	201311
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	N90.TRACON
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Aerofoil Ice System
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

CRJ700 first officer experiences a left wing ovht warning EICAS message and an aural left wing overheat passing through 2;000 feet MSL. An emergency is declared and the flight returns to the departure airport for an overweight landing.