SA-227 AC Metro III
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Time Pressure; Distraction; Workload
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport
Aircraft
Start; after start; taxi; takeoff roll on Runway XXR was all normal. Upon reaching 1400 ft AGL and during our right hand turn towards the west; right wing overheat steady light illuminated. For this leg FO (First Officer) was PF (Pilot Flying) and Captain was PM (Pilot Monitoring) as briefed. PF executed memory items and PM verified. We held the checklist until 1500 ft AGL and communicated to ATC of intentions to stay around the airport. At this point I; as Captain; asked FO if he felt comfortable taking the role of pilot flying knowing that an engine would most likely be shutdown due to the light not extinguishing per the QRH. A verbal 'yes' by FO was given. I immediately continued with the pre-planned securing checklist and tried to create an environment of calmness but effective CRM due to the potential danger this emergency could entail. Extended vectors were requested until all QRHs were completed and prepared a return to the field. After securing the right engine and maintaining positive control of the aircraft we notified ATC. Very good CRM was applied and the result was a safe single engine landing. We exited the runway via a taxiway and shut down the engines to later get tugged back to the hangar; swap planes and continue on with the initial mission successfully and on time. Red annunciator light illuminated around 1400 ft AGL after takeoff. Memory items and verify method [completed] between crew members. Airplanes break. Thankfully we fly planes with more than 1 engine. I do not know how this could have been prevented. We shall see what the issue was after Maintenance opens the cowling up and inspects the engine.
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Pilot crew reported a pneumatic duct overheat and the return to airport.