Following receipt of a left engine overheat warning a B757-200 flight crew performed the appropriate...

Attributes
ACN	964188
Time
Date	201108
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

On descent for landing we got an EICAS left engine ovht message and warning light. We accomplished the QRH procedure and noted that once the throttle was at idle the overheat light went out. We declared an emergency with approach control; asked for longest runway and; as a precaution; fire trucks standing by. After landing crash fire rescue equipment inspected the engine and advised it looked ok so we canceled the emergency; shutdown the engine and taxied normally to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Following receipt of a left engine overheat warning a B757-200 flight crew performed the appropriate checklists; declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport.

Narrative: On descent for landing we got an EICAS L ENG OVHT message and warning light. We accomplished the QRH procedure and noted that once the throttle was at idle the overheat light went out. We declared an emergency with Approach Control; asked for longest runway and; as a precaution; fire trucks standing by. After landing CFR inspected the engine and advised it looked OK so we canceled the emergency; shutdown the engine and taxied normally to the gate.

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.