Air carrier flight crew made a precautionary landing due to an engine overheat light indication.

Attributes
ACN	204369
Time
Date	199203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sav
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 41000 msl bound upper : 41000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	204369
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	204074
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At 41000 cruise over sav, aircraft experienced overheat on left engine. Followed procedures for overheat and light extinguished. Flight diverted to nearest VFR station, jax, fl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG DUE TO AN ENG OVERHEAT LIGHT INDICATION.

Narrative: AT 41000 CRUISE OVER SAV, ACFT EXPERIENCED OVERHEAT ON L ENG. FOLLOWED PROCS FOR OVERHEAT AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FLT DIVERTED TO NEAREST VFR STATION, JAX, FL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.