An MD80 flight crew shut down an engine; declared an emergency; and returned to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	764582
Time
Date	200712
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 27000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	764582
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	764591
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

As we were climbing to FL310 en route from ZZZ; we had a right engine start valve open light illuminate. Complied with QRH. Shut down right engine; declared an emergency; got vectors back to ZZZ. Aircraft was 12000 pounds over landing weight. Landed aircraft with a smooth landing less than 300 FPM descent; aircraft weight was a total of 142000 pounds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW SHUT DOWN AN ENGINE; DECLARED AN EMERGENCY; AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: AS WE WERE CLBING TO FL310 ENRTE FROM ZZZ; WE HAD A R ENG START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATE. COMPLIED WITH QRH. SHUT DOWN R ENG; DECLARED AN EMER; GOT VECTORS BACK TO ZZZ. ACFT WAS 12000 LBS OVER LNDG WT. LANDED ACFT WITH A SMOOTH LNDG LESS THAN 300 FPM DSCNT; ACFT WT WAS A TOTAL OF 142000 LBS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.