Narrative:

Takeoff during left downwind departure climbing engine #1 overheat light illuminated followed by a fire light and bell. We asked for and received clearance to return to airport. All lights extinguished as we began our descent. Completed engine overheat checklist. Landed overweight. Returned to gate under observation of emergency vehicles. Supplemental information from acn 629401: captain made the landing. Uneventful taxi in and shutdown followed at the gate. Great help by departure/approach control. No problems noted by this first officer as to procedures, as well as ATC control/aircraft compliance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 CREW HAD AN OVERHEAT LIGHT, FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND THE FIRE BELL SOUNDED DEPARTING MCI.

Narrative: TKOF DURING L DOWNWIND DEP CLBING ENG #1 OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A FIRE LIGHT AND BELL. WE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO RETURN TO ARPT. ALL LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AS WE BEGAN OUR DSCNT. COMPLETED ENG OVERHEAT CHKLIST. LANDED OVERWT. RETURNED TO GATE UNDER OBSERVATION OF EMER VEHICLES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 629401: CAPT MADE THE LNDG. UNEVENTFUL TAXI IN AND SHUTDOWN FOLLOWED AT THE GATE. GREAT HELP BY DEP/APCH CTL. NO PROBS NOTED BY THIS FO AS TO PROCS, AS WELL AS ATC CTL/ACFT COMPLIANCE.

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.