Narrative:

After rotation tail compt temperature high light came on. This aircraft had a history of this event. The last event was a 140 knot abort. The aircraft was flown back to a maintenance station (ferry flight). We return to the departure airport for an uneventful landing. The light never went out.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD-83 TAIL COMPT TEMP HIGH light illuminated at rotation during takeoff; so the crew returned for an uneventful landing. The anomaly was a repeat for this aircraft.

Narrative: After rotation TAIL COMPT TEMP HIGH light came ON. This aircraft had a history of this event. The last event was a 140 knot abort. The aircraft was flown back to a maintenance station (ferry flight). We return to the departure airport for an uneventful landing. The light never went out.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.