B757 captain reports failed duct shortly after takeoff and return for overweight landing.

Attributes
ACN	818480
Time
Date	200901
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pneumatic Ducting
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 21000 Flight Crew Type 900
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

During takeoff/climbout; we had a right duct overheat light on. The corresponding checklist was completed with the result being a ruptured duct. I elected to return to ZZZ and we landed overweight at 200;900 pounds. Flight attendants; dispatch; and maintenance were notified. Landing with no further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 Captain reports failed duct shortly after takeoff and return for overweight landing.

Narrative: During takeoff/climbout; we had a right duct overheat light on. The corresponding checklist was completed with the result being a ruptured duct. I elected to return to ZZZ and we landed overweight at 200;900 LBS. Flight Attendants; Dispatch; and Maintenance were notified. Landing with no further incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.