Reporter experienced engine overheat on climb and returned to point of departure.

Attributes
ACN	288181
Time
Date	199411
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute airway : dca
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	288181
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On climb out from dca to the northwest, automatic throttles engaged hand flown by the copilot, we felt a bump after passing 10000 ft while beginning to accelerate. I spotted the right engine egt in the overheat range. The power on that engine was reduced to idle. The temperature was slightly high but within limits. The decision was made to leave the engine running after the appropriate checklist were used. The engine was kept at idle and we returned to dca after considering iad, since we were familiar with dca, had charts out knew the WX and NOTAMS and had dca visually. Reviewed engine failure checklist for preparation of potential engine failure. Had the flight attendants prep the cabin. Returned to dca for an uneventful landing. Of note, we happened to have a FAA safety inspector in the cockpit, giving us a chkride. I used him on the second radio to contact the company and coordinate things on that end. He was also used as a back up on the approach and landing and was asked for any helpful suggestions, inputs. It was nice to have additional help and an extra set of eyes and ears during this time. A 2- person crew in an emergency situation is always glad to have extra help, especially when time is of the essence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR EXPERIENCED ENG OVERHEAT ON CLB AND RETURNED TO POINT OF DEP.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM DCA TO THE NW, AUTO THROTTLES ENGAGED HAND FLOWN BY THE COPLT, WE FELT A BUMP AFTER PASSING 10000 FT WHILE BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE. I SPOTTED THE R ENG EGT IN THE OVERHEAT RANGE. THE PWR ON THAT ENG WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. THE TEMP WAS SLIGHTLY HIGH BUT WITHIN LIMITS. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LEAVE THE ENG RUNNING AFTER THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST WERE USED. THE ENG WAS KEPT AT IDLE AND WE RETURNED TO DCA AFTER CONSIDERING IAD, SINCE WE WERE FAMILIAR WITH DCA, HAD CHARTS OUT KNEW THE WX AND NOTAMS AND HAD DCA VISUALLY. REVIEWED ENG FAILURE CHKLIST FOR PREPARATION OF POTENTIAL ENG FAILURE. HAD THE FLT ATTENDANTS PREP THE CABIN. RETURNED TO DCA FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. OF NOTE, WE HAPPENED TO HAVE A FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR IN THE COCKPIT, GIVING US A CHKRIDE. I USED HIM ON THE SECOND RADIO TO CONTACT THE COMPANY AND COORDINATE THINGS ON THAT END. HE WAS ALSO USED AS A BACK UP ON THE APCH AND LNDG AND WAS ASKED FOR ANY HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS, INPUTS. IT WAS NICE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL HELP AND AN EXTRA SET OF EYES AND EARS DURING THIS TIME. A 2- PERSON CREW IN AN EMER SIT IS ALWAYS GLAD TO HAVE EXTRA HELP, ESPECIALLY WHEN TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.

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.