MD80 flight crew has engine problem and declares an emergency departing fll, diverts to kmia.

Attributes
ACN	575356
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc tracon : mia.tracon tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	575356
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fire warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On initial climb out from fll, we experienced a stuck throttle and brief fire warning on l-hand engine. Shortly thereafter, both problems disappeared. ATC was notified of the problem, including our overweight status, and I requested to divert to mia due to length of runway available. With emergency equipment standing by, at my request, we made an uneventful 2 engine overweight landing in mia. I do not recall the exact wording I used to declare the emergency. I do know ATC treated the situation as an emergency, as I did. I was clear about the nature of the emergency, particularly the overweight landing. As previously stated, I requested emergency equipment to be standing by, and refused an initial offer from ATC for a shorter runway, specifically because of the overweight condition.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLC HAS ENG PROB AND DECLARES AN EMER DEPARTING FLL, DIVERTS TO KMIA.

Narrative: ON INITIAL CLBOUT FROM FLL, WE EXPERIENCED A STUCK THROTTLE AND BRIEF FIRE WARNING ON L-HAND ENG. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, BOTH PROBS DISAPPEARED. ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROB, INCLUDING OUR OVERWT STATUS, AND I REQUESTED TO DIVERT TO MIA DUE TO LENGTH OF RWY AVAILABLE. WITH EMER EQUIP STANDING BY, AT MY REQUEST, WE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL 2 ENG OVERWT LNDG IN MIA. I DO NOT RECALL THE EXACT WORDING I USED TO DECLARE THE EMER. I DO KNOW ATC TREATED THE SIT AS AN EMER, AS I DID. I WAS CLR ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE EMER, PARTICULARLY THE OVERWT LNDG. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, I REQUESTED EMER EQUIP TO BE STANDING BY, AND REFUSED AN INITIAL OFFER FROM ATC FOR A SHORTER RWY, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE OVERWT CONDITION.

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.