During climb out an md-80's tail comp high temperature light alerted so the QRH was completed; an em...

Attributes
ACN	1059542
Time
Date	201301
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pneumatic Valve/Bleed Valve
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Climbing out on the departure; we had the tail comp high temp light come on. The QRH memory items were done and an emergency was declared with departure control. I requested to level at 18;000 ft and return to the departure station. Departure control cleared us to turn to an arrival fix; descend to 12;000 ft and cleared ILS DME. The landing was normal at 134;400 pounds. Airfield rescue and fire fighters inspected the aircraft and followed us to the hard stand.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: During climb out an MD-80's TAIL COMP HIGH TEMP light alerted so the QRH was completed; an emergency declared; and the flight returned to the departure airport.

Narrative: Climbing out on the departure; we had the Tail Comp High Temp light come on. The QRH memory items were done and an emergency was declared with Departure Control. I requested to level at 18;000 FT and return to the departure station. Departure Control cleared us to turn to an arrival fix; descend to 12;000 FT and cleared ILS DME. The landing was normal at 134;400 LBS. Airfield Rescue and fire fighters inspected the aircraft and followed us to the hard stand.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

During climb out an md-80's tail comp high temperature light alerted so the QRH was completed; an emergency declared; and the flight returned to the departure airport.