A DC9-30 in climb declared an emergency and diverted due to a 'tail compartment temperature high' li...

Attributes
ACN	375346
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cvg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zmp
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	375346
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 other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

'Tail compartment temperature high' light came on during climb. Performed procedures in crew operating manual. Light came on intermittently after procedures were completed. Crew discussed options and declared emergency, returned to msp. Upon landing, crew learned that had similar write-up on a previous day. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a DC9-30 and is not aware of the maintenance action taken to correct the tail compartment temperature high light report. The reporter advised the system had been written up the previous day and was not aware if the sensing is accomplished by a sensor or a loop.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-30 IN CLB DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO A 'TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH' LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Narrative: 'TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH' LIGHT CAME ON DURING CLB. PERFORMED PROCS IN CREW OPERATING MANUAL. LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AFTER PROCS WERE COMPLETED. CREW DISCUSSED OPTIONS AND DECLARED EMER, RETURNED TO MSP. UPON LNDG, CREW LEARNED THAT HAD SIMILAR WRITE-UP ON A PREVIOUS DAY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A DC9-30 AND IS NOT AWARE OF THE MAINT ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT RPT. THE RPTR ADVISED THE SYS HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP THE PREVIOUS DAY AND WAS NOT AWARE IF THE SENSING IS ACCOMPLISHED BY A SENSOR OR A LOOP.

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.

A DC9-30 in climb declared an emergency and diverted due to a 'tail compartment temperature high' light illuminated.