In-flight engine shutdown mandates a return/land.

Attributes
ACN	302441
Time
Date	199504
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pbi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 7200
ASRS Report	302441
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Leveling at 2000 ft MSL per ATC instructions power was manually reduced to idle thrust. When throttles were advanced crew and jumpseater observed #1 engine egt indication at 1250 degree C with overtemp light illuminated. #1 engine throttle was returned to idle with no decrease in temperature. Crew followed in-flight engine shutdown checklist, landed safely after 4 mins of single engine flight. Emergency declared, no equipment required.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN MANDATES A RETURN/LAND.

Narrative: LEVELING AT 2000 FT MSL PER ATC INSTRUCTIONS PWR WAS MANUALLY REDUCED TO IDLE THRUST. WHEN THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED CREW AND JUMPSEATER OBSERVED #1 ENG EGT INDICATION AT 1250 DEG C WITH OVERTEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. #1 ENG THROTTLE WAS RETURNED TO IDLE WITH NO DECREASE IN TEMP. CREW FOLLOWED INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN CHKLIST, LANDED SAFELY AFTER 4 MINS OF SINGLE ENG FLT. EMER DECLARED, NO EQUIP REQUIRED.

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.