Flight attendant regarding an S80 which had an overheat light activate indicating an electrical problem in the tail cone, just after takeoff. Aircraft returned to the departure airport.

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Attributes
ACN	422617
Time
Date	199812
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	422617
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	424085
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 other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Aircraft took off and moments later cockpit had an overheating light indicating there was an electrical problem in the tail cone of aircraft. We returned to the gate and aircraft maintenance took over. We changed aircraft and resumed our flight. No passenger were injured. Normal deplaning of passenger was completed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT REGARDING AN S80 WHICH HAD AN OVERHEAT LIGHT ACTIVATE INDICATING AN ELECTRICAL PROB IN THE TAIL CONE, JUST AFTER TKOF. ACFT RETURNED TO THE DEP ARPT.

Narrative: ACFT TOOK OFF AND MOMENTS LATER COCKPIT HAD AN OVERHEATING LIGHT INDICATING THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROB IN THE TAIL CONE OF ACFT. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE AND ACFT MAINT TOOK OVER. WE CHANGED ACFT AND RESUMED OUR FLT. NO PAX WERE INJURED. NORMAL DEPLANING OF PAX WAS COMPLETED.

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.