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Air carrier first officer reported an overheating engine shortly after takeoff. The flight returned to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1533561 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Type 1445 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
About thirty seconds after takeoff; I saw a flicker of yellow coming from the engine instrument display. The number 2 engine's egt was fluctuating substantially; but not going into the red overheat condition. The captain and I elected to initially see if it would settle itself out. It did not and so we elected to return. The engine was left running and a discussion about possibly needing to shut it down took place. [Requested priority handing with] ATC by the captain and an uneventful overweight landing took place. The aircraft was cleared off the runway on our own power and the number 2 engine was shutdown. Emergency trucks saw no issues and we taxied back to the gates single engine. Following our arrival; a rep met us and conducted a quick interview to make sure we were able to continue with our duty day. This was very good and both the captain and I felt fine to get a new aircraft and continue with our trip.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier First Officer reported an overheating engine shortly after takeoff. The flight returned to the departure airport.
Narrative: About thirty seconds after takeoff; I saw a flicker of yellow coming from the engine instrument display. The Number 2 engine's EGT was fluctuating substantially; but not going into the red overheat condition. The Captain and I elected to initially see if it would settle itself out. It did not and so we elected to return. The engine was left running and a discussion about possibly needing to shut it down took place. [Requested priority handing with] ATC by the Captain and an uneventful overweight landing took place. The aircraft was cleared off the runway on our own power and the Number 2 engine was shutdown. Emergency trucks saw no issues and we taxied back to the gates single engine. Following our arrival; a rep met us and conducted a quick interview to make sure we were able to continue with our duty day. This was very good and both the Captain and I felt fine to get a new aircraft and continue with our trip.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.