An air carrier medium large transport declared an emergency and returned to origination airport.

Attributes
ACN	257084
Time
Date	199311
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	257084
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 91 flight time total : 11583 flight time type : 7699
ASRS Report	257015
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after accomplishing the after takeoff checklist at approximately 2000 ft AGL, we received a master warning light and the annunciator panel indicated 'tail compartment temperature high' light. We accomplished the emergency checklist. These actions extinguished the light. We notified clt departure and declared an emergency and requested ground equipment as a safety precaution. We requested runway 18R which was the longest runway. ATC handling was good. Maximum landing for an medium large transport is 95300 pounds and our weight at touchdown was 98400. Overweight landing inspection required at weights of 99000 and above. Remainder of flight and landing were uneventful and we ended the emergency after turning off the runway. We requested ground equipment to follow us to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO ORIGINATION ARPT.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER ACCOMPLISHING THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST AT APPROX 2000 FT AGL, WE RECEIVED A MASTER WARNING LIGHT AND THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL INDICATED 'TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH' LIGHT. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE EMER CHKLIST. THESE ACTIONS EXTINGUISHED THE LIGHT. WE NOTIFIED CLT DEP AND DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED GND EQUIP AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION. WE REQUESTED RWY 18R WHICH WAS THE LONGEST RWY. ATC HANDLING WAS GOOD. MAX LNDG FOR AN MLG IS 95300 LBS AND OUR WT AT TOUCHDOWN WAS 98400. OVERWT LNDG INSPECTION REQUIRED AT WTS OF 99000 AND ABOVE. REMAINDER OF FLT AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL AND WE ENDED THE EMER AFTER TURNING OFF THE RWY. WE REQUESTED GND EQUIP TO FOLLOW US TO THE GATE.

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.