Md-83 flight crew reported a 'tail comp temp high' warning annunciated during climb.

Narrative:

On departure; just prior to leveling off at 10;000 feet; the master warning light flashed and we got a 'tail compartment temp high' light. As I was hand-flying; the captain immediately accomplished the memory items; and when he placed the air conditioning supply switches to 'hp bleed off;' the light immediately extinguished. The captain then referred to the QRH for any expanded procedures. They indicated that we had to land at the nearest suitable field. We both reviewed the procedure to confirm that it was the correct course of action; and I concurred with his reading of the procedure. He [advised] ATC; assigned me to be pilot flying and talk to ATC while he notified the flight attendants; made a public address; and attempted contact with dispatch via the flight phone on the flight deck. We got immediate vectors back to [departure airport]; requested crash fire rescue equipment (crash fire rescue); landed overweight; got heat-scanned by crash fire rescue equipment who indicated all temperatures within the tail cone area appeared to be within limits. We then elected to taxi back to the gate and deplane normally.apparently this same aircraft had a similar event eight days prior to this event. It is possible the original problem was not adequately corrected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-83 flight crew reported a 'Tail Comp Temp High' warning annunciated during climb.

Narrative: On departure; just prior to leveling off at 10;000 feet; the Master warning light flashed and we got a 'Tail Compartment Temp High' light. As I was hand-flying; the Captain immediately accomplished the memory items; and when he placed the air conditioning supply switches to 'HP BLEED OFF;' the light immediately extinguished. The Captain then referred to the QRH for any expanded procedures. They indicated that we had to land at the nearest suitable field. We both reviewed the procedure to confirm that it was the correct course of action; and I concurred with his reading of the procedure. He [advised] ATC; assigned me to be pilot flying and talk to ATC while he notified the Flight Attendants; made a public address; and attempted contact with Dispatch via the flight phone on the flight deck. We got immediate vectors back to [departure airport]; requested CFR (Crash Fire Rescue); landed overweight; got heat-scanned by CFR who indicated all temperatures within the tail cone area appeared to be within limits. We then elected to taxi back to the gate and deplane normally.Apparently this same aircraft had a similar event eight days prior to this event. It is possible the original problem was not adequately corrected.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1545852
Time
Date	201805
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pneumatic Ducting
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy