B737-700
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 226
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Flight Crew Returned To Gate; General Maintenance Action; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft
On taxi out; ENG 1 overheat light illuminated. Consulted the QRH (shut off engine and discharged fire bottle) and returned to gate. For safety declared emergency and equipment followed. Cockpit indications [were] all normal except ENG 1 overheat light. Outside reported engine normal as we taxied to gate.
B737-700 Captain reported that engine #1 overheat light illuminated on taxi out. Engine was shut down; fire bottle discharged; and flight returned to gate.