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An MD80S crew reported that their tail compartment high temperature light illuminated shortly after departure from dfw. They declared an emergency and returned to dfw.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 481100 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 481100 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Departed runway 36R using standard power. At approximately 1500 ft AGL, tail compartment temperature high light illuminated. Performed red box items and emergency procedures checklist. Declared emergency with departure control. Returned to dfw. Tail compartment temperature high light went out prior to landing. Made overweight landing (137500 pounds). Arff saw no signs of fire or smoke. Taxied to gate with arff following. Maintenance found augmentation valve had failed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80S CREW RPTED THAT THEIR TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER DEP FROM DFW. THEY DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO DFW.
Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 36R USING STANDARD PWR. AT APPROX 1500 FT AGL, TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED RED BOX ITEMS AND EMER PROCS CHKLIST. DECLARED EMER WITH DEP CTL. RETURNED TO DFW. TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT WENT OUT PRIOR TO LNDG. MADE OVERWT LNDG (137500 LBS). ARFF SAW NO SIGNS OF FIRE OR SMOKE. TAXIED TO GATE WITH ARFF FOLLOWING. MAINT FOUND AUGMENTATION VALVE HAD FAILED.
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.