Medium large transport has tail compartment temperature high light on climb out. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	233239
Time
Date	199302
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	233239
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During climb out from dfw had tail compartment temperature high light. Used quick reference handbook procedures to successfully extinguish light. Declared emergency to get direct routing to dfw because of icing conditions and the lack of airfoil anti-ice. Performance of event would have been improved by devoting entire time to quick reference handbook procedure instead of talking to ATC while accomplishing procedure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HAS TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ON CLBOUT. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM DFW HAD TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT. USED QUICK REF HANDBOOK PROCS TO SUCCESSFULLY EXTINGUISH LIGHT. DECLARED EMER TO GET DIRECT ROUTING TO DFW BECAUSE OF ICING CONDITIONS AND THE LACK OF AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE. PERFORMANCE OF EVENT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPROVED BY DEVOTING ENTIRE TIME TO QUICK REF HANDBOOK PROC INSTEAD OF TALKING TO ATC WHILE ACCOMPLISHING PROC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.