Narrative:

Flew aircraft on 2 preceding legs with normal indications on both engines. On takeoff, #2 engine egt red warning light illuminated. First officer reported egt exceedance of approximately 938 degrees C for less than 10 seconds. Climbing through FL280, retarded #2 thrust lever slightly to avoid exceeding egt and N2. Problem became more pronounced with altitude. Contacted dispatch and maintenance control. After giving engine readings to maintenance control, they suggested we divert to dal. Being approximately 90 mi south of dal, we concurred. We coordinated a precautionary divert to dal with dispatch and ATC. We briefed a possible single engine landing in dal, but we made a normal 2 engine landing in dal, under maximum landing weight. All other events normal per company procedures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-500 CAPT RPTED THAT AN EGT EXCEEDANCE OCCURRED. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MAINT AND DISPATCH, THE CAPT DIVERTED TO DAL.

Narrative: FLEW ACFT ON 2 PRECEDING LEGS WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS ON BOTH ENGS. ON TKOF, #2 ENG EGT RED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FO RPTED EGT EXCEEDANCE OF APPROX 938 DEGS C FOR LESS THAN 10 SECONDS. CLBING THROUGH FL280, RETARDED #2 THRUST LEVER SLIGHTLY TO AVOID EXCEEDING EGT AND N2. PROB BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED WITH ALT. CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL. AFTER GIVING ENG READINGS TO MAINT CTL, THEY SUGGESTED WE DIVERT TO DAL. BEING APPROX 90 MI S OF DAL, WE CONCURRED. WE COORDINATED A PRECAUTIONARY DIVERT TO DAL WITH DISPATCH AND ATC. WE BRIEFED A POSSIBLE SINGLE ENG LNDG IN DAL, BUT WE MADE A NORMAL 2 ENG LNDG IN DAL, UNDER MAX LNDG WT. ALL OTHER EVENTS NORMAL PER COMPANY PROCS.

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.