<< >> NASA ASRS Report 766087, December 2007

B757-200 'right engine overheat' displayed on EICAS. Thrust was reduced to idle and flight crew declared an emergency and diverted.

Attributes
ACN	766087
Time
Date	200712
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	766087
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were in cruise at FL390 when an EICAS caution message appeared stating right engine overheat. As captain; I xferred the flight duties to my first officer. Using the QRH checklist; I followed procedures and after retarding the right thrust lever to idle; the caution light went out and the EICAS message disappeared. I left the right engine at idle for the remainder of the flight. I declared an emergency with ATC; gave the flight attendants the information; decided to divert to ZZZ; advised dispatch of our problem and diversion decision; contacted ZZZ operations and advised of our diversion and set up for a single engine landing. I told the flight attendants to not prepare the cabin. I advised ZZZ approach to have the crash fire rescue equipment equipment to be called out. I took back control of flying duties from the first officer and the landing was uneventful. After exiting the runway; I canceled the emergency; shut down the right engine and taxied to the gate. I wrote up the problem in the logbook. I conferred with dispatch and maintenance personnel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 'RIGHT ENG OVERHEAT' DISPLAYED ON EICAS. THRUST WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND FLT CREW DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED.

Narrative: WE WERE IN CRUISE AT FL390 WHEN AN EICAS CAUTION MESSAGE APPEARED STATING R ENG OVERHEAT. AS CAPT; I XFERRED THE FLT DUTIES TO MY FO. USING THE QRH CHKLIST; I FOLLOWED PROCS AND AFTER RETARDING THE R THRUST LEVER TO IDLE; THE CAUTION LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE EICAS MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. I LEFT THE R ENG AT IDLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. I DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC; GAVE THE FLT ATTENDANTS THE INFO; DECIDED TO DIVERT TO ZZZ; ADVISED DISPATCH OF OUR PROB AND DIVERSION DECISION; CONTACTED ZZZ OPS AND ADVISED OF OUR DIVERSION AND SET UP FOR A SINGLE ENG LNDG. I TOLD THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO NOT PREPARE THE CABIN. I ADVISED ZZZ APCH TO HAVE THE CFR EQUIP TO BE CALLED OUT. I TOOK BACK CTL OF FLYING DUTIES FROM THE FO AND THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. AFTER EXITING THE RWY; I CANCELED THE EMER; SHUT DOWN THE R ENG AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. I WROTE UP THE PROB IN THE LOGBOOK. I CONFERRED WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT PERSONNEL.

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.