Flight crew of an medium large transport returned to land after the anti-ice system for one of its 2 engines became inoperative resulting in an overweight landing.

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Attributes
ACN	323776
Time
Date	199512
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea
State Reference	WA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sea
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11200 flight time type : 3700
ASRS Report	323776
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Took off from seattle in icing conditions at maximum gross weight. Shortly after takeoff, developed a problem with engine #1 anti-ice. Talked to dispatch and maintenance and determined that return to seattle was necessary since we were en route to alaska. Unable to hold in icing conditions due to problem, so made an overweight landing with concurrence from dispatch and maintenance. Landing was uneventful at 117500 pounds (3500 pounds over weight). Used as much fuel as possible before landing. B737-300 cannot dump fuel

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG RETURNED TO LAND AFTER THE ANTI-ICE SYS FOR ONE OF ITS 2 ENGS BECAME INOP RESULTING IN AN OVERWT LNDG.

Narrative: TOOK OFF FROM SEATTLE IN ICING CONDITIONS AT MAX GROSS WT. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, DEVELOPED A PROB WITH ENG #1 ANTI-ICE. TALKED TO DISPATCH AND MAINT AND DETERMINED THAT RETURN TO SEATTLE WAS NECESSARY SINCE WE WERE ENRTE TO ALASKA. UNABLE TO HOLD IN ICING CONDITIONS DUE TO PROB, SO MADE AN OVERWT LNDG WITH CONCURRENCE FROM DISPATCH AND MAINT. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AT 117500 LBS (3500 LBS OVER WT). USED AS MUCH FUEL AS POSSIBLE BEFORE LNDG. B737-300 CANNOT DUMP FUEL

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.