B727-200
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft
On climbout during acceleration passing 4;000 FT; Engineer informed the rest of the crew that we had a Lower Aft Body Overheat light illuminated. I continued to fly while he and the Captain ran the QRH. We leveled at 13;000 FT and when it was determined that the light was not going to go out; we turned back for the [departure airport]. Captain declared emergency. Landing was uneventful; fire crew checked the airplane with IR sensors and we terminated to emergency and taxied in. The light finally extinguished when ALL engines were shut down.
B727 First Officer reported receiving a Lower Aft Body Overheat warning on initial climb. Flight crew ran the procedure; declared an emergency; and returned to departure airport.