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B737-500 flight crew experiences fluctuating egt and momentary over temperature approaching cruise attitude. Flight continues with fluctuating egt but within limits. Sometime later the egt pegs with the over temperature light on. The engine is shut down and the flight diverts to the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 974761 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 123 Flight Crew Type 1500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 177 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
We noticed egt gauge fluctuating and subsequently exceeding limits. We could not get it back below the red line; shut down the engine; and landed at nearest suitable airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-500 Flight Crew experiences fluctuating EGT and momentary over temperature approaching cruise attitude. Flight continues with fluctuating EGT but within limits. Sometime later the EGT pegs with the over temperature light on. The engine is shut down and the flight diverts to the nearest suitable airport.
Narrative: We noticed EGT gauge fluctuating and subsequently exceeding limits. We could not get it back below the red line; shut down the engine; and landed at nearest suitable airport.
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.