Narrative:

Lost #3 engine, secured engine per checklist procedures, declared an emergency per 121 regulations, asked for return to atl. Decided to reduce weight to maximum landing weight. Before dumping we got lower body overheat light. This problem dictated not dumping and landing overweight. We told approach we had an additional emergency and needed on the ground now. They cleared us directly to the field at 4000'. The passenger were prepared for a fast exit, however, the lower aft body light went out. After a smooth 5000 pound overweight landing, we turned all rescue vehicles loose except one fire truck which we had maintained a visual watch while we proceeded to the gate. We released the last vehicle and deplaned. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: during callback reporter said that there had not yet been a determination as to why the lower body heat light came on. He did not know whether the lower body heat problem was independent of the engine failure or not. Reporter said that engine failure was found to be a faulty fuel controller. He was complimentary of the response shown by the atl emergency equipment crews.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT ON DEP FROM ATL HAD #3 ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LNDG AT ATL IN OVERWEIGHT CONDITION BECAUSE THEY ALSO GOT A LOWER BODY HEAT WARNING LIGHT.

Narrative: LOST #3 ENGINE, SECURED ENGINE PER CHECKLIST PROCS, DECLARED AN EMER PER 121 REGS, ASKED FOR RETURN TO ATL. DECIDED TO REDUCE WEIGHT TO MAX LNDG WEIGHT. BEFORE DUMPING WE GOT LOWER BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT. THIS PROBLEM DICTATED NOT DUMPING AND LNDG OVERWEIGHT. WE TOLD APCH WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL EMER AND NEEDED ON THE GND NOW. THEY CLRED US DIRECTLY TO THE FIELD AT 4000'. THE PAX WERE PREPARED FOR A FAST EXIT, HOWEVER, THE LOWER AFT BODY LIGHT WENT OUT. AFTER A SMOOTH 5000 LB OVERWEIGHT LNDG, WE TURNED ALL RESCUE VEHICLES LOOSE EXCEPT ONE FIRE TRUCK WHICH WE HAD MAINTAINED A VISUAL WATCH WHILE WE PROCEEDED TO THE GATE. WE RELEASED THE LAST VEHICLE AND DEPLANED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: DURING CALLBACK REPORTER SAID THAT THERE HAD NOT YET BEEN A DETERMINATION AS TO WHY THE LOWER BODY HEAT LIGHT CAME ON. HE DID NOT KNOW WHETHER THE LOWER BODY HEAT PROBLEM WAS INDEPENDENT OF THE ENGINE FAILURE OR NOT. REPORTER SAID THAT ENGINE FAILURE WAS FOUND TO BE A FAULTY FUEL CTLR. HE WAS COMPLIMENTARY OF THE RESPONSE SHOWN BY THE ATL EMER EQUIPMENT CREWS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.