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An MD80 after takeoff at 2800 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to the tail compartment overheat light illuminated. Cause unknown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 482022 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2800 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure sid : 17r departure |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 782022 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tail compt overheat warn other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Company Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff we had the tail compartment light come on. Ran through our procedures and checklists, briefed flight attendants and passenger. Light did not go out until short final for runway 17R when we returned to dfw. Out to off was 10 mins. No APU, 100 degrees, and was told they would hook up external air. They did and then maintenance took it off the aircraft while they worked on the problem. They eventually did the right thing and let them off when maintenance decided to take the aircraft OTS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 AFTER TKOF AT 2800 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO THE TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF WE HAD THE TAIL COMPARTMENT LIGHT COME ON. RAN THROUGH OUR PROCS AND CHKLISTS, BRIEFED FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX. LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT UNTIL SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 17R WHEN WE RETURNED TO DFW. OUT TO OFF WAS 10 MINS. NO APU, 100 DEGS, AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HOOK UP EXTERNAL AIR. THEY DID AND THEN MAINT TOOK IT OFF THE ACFT WHILE THEY WORKED ON THE PROB. THEY EVENTUALLY DID THE RIGHT THING AND LET THEM OFF WHEN MAINT DECIDED TO TAKE THE ACFT OTS.
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.