Canadair regional jet encounters a right wing overheat message while in icing conditions. Divert to ...

Attributes
ACN	813792
Time
Date	200811
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 700 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	813792
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas wng
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Weather
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While climbing out of FL170; got red warning message right wing overheat. Followed QRH; declared an emergency; since in icing conditions; contacted company; went direct to ZZZ1 landed with no further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CANADAIR REGIONAL JET ENCOUNTERS A RIGHT WING OVERHEAT MESSAGE WHILE IN ICING CONDITIONS. DIVERT TO NEARBY AIRPORT.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING OUT OF FL170; GOT RED WARNING MESSAGE R WING OVERHEAT. FOLLOWED QRH; DECLARED AN EMER; SINCE IN ICING CONDITIONS; CONTACTED COMPANY; WENT DIRECT TO ZZZ1 LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

Canadair regional jet encounters a right wing overheat message while in icing conditions. Divert to nearby airport.