An MD80 flight crew return land after the master caution warning system indicates a high temperature...

Attributes
ACN	514007
Time
Date	200106
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc tower : msy.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Route In Use	departure sid : dallas6
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	514007
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : master warn light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing out of dfw on the dallas 6 departure, we had a tail compartment temperature high light illuminate. We completed the red box items and the light went out for about 30 seconds, then the light reilluminated and we returned to dfw. The landing weight was 12900 pounds (1000 pounds over maximum landing weight). The landing was uneventful and we taxied in to the gate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: captain reporter said that the light stayed out as long as the throttles were in the closed position. He cannot remember if they had declared an emergency or not, being so busy with ATC and running checklists. Postflt inspection revealed a hole in the high pressure bleed air system that provided anti-ice capability to the tail surfaces. He added that this kind of warning is not unusual during the summer season with the APU operating. In this case it wasn't on. He also stated that this red box checklist item of a high temperature in the tail section is a memory item which is practiced in the simulator quite often. Reporter was not aware of other similar events with the MD80.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLC RETURN LAND AFTER THE MASTER CAUTION WARNING SYS INDICATES A HIGH TEMP INDICATION IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT AT DFW, TX.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF DFW ON THE DALLAS 6 DEP, WE HAD A TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATE. WE COMPLETED THE RED BOX ITEMS AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, THEN THE LIGHT REILLUMINATED AND WE RETURNED TO DFW. THE LNDG WT WAS 12900 LBS (1000 LBS OVER MAX LNDG WT). THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WE TAXIED IN TO THE GATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CAPT RPTR SAID THAT THE LIGHT STAYED OUT AS LONG AS THE THROTTLES WERE IN THE CLOSED POS. HE CANNOT REMEMBER IF THEY HAD DECLARED AN EMER OR NOT, BEING SO BUSY WITH ATC AND RUNNING CHKLISTS. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED A HOLE IN THE HIGH PRESSURE BLEED AIR SYS THAT PROVIDED ANTI-ICE CAPABILITY TO THE TAIL SURFACES. HE ADDED THAT THIS KIND OF WARNING IS NOT UNUSUAL DURING THE SUMMER SEASON WITH THE APU OPERATING. IN THIS CASE IT WASN'T ON. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS RED BOX CHKLIST ITEM OF A HIGH TEMP IN THE TAIL SECTION IS A MEMORY ITEM WHICH IS PRACTICED IN THE SIMULATOR QUITE OFTEN. RPTR WAS NOT AWARE OF OTHER SIMILAR EVENTS WITH THE MD80.

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.

An MD80 flight crew return land after the master caution warning system indicates a high temperature indication in the tail compartment at dfw, tx.