An MD80 crew experienced a high egt indication on their left engine on initial climb from dfw.

Attributes
ACN	518527
Time
Date	200107
Day	Sun
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
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
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	518527
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 : egt gauge/tail compartment temp hi light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During takeoff and initial climb from dfw, left engine egt experienced momentary egt spike, followed by tail compartment temperature high light. Light extinguished with accomplishment of appropriate procedure. Emergency declared as precaution and an uneventful return and normal approach and landing completed. Overweight landing with normal touchdown and nominal sink. Coordination with crash fire rescue equipment crew and escort to gate arrival without incident. Crash fire rescue equipment released and emergency canceled. Coordination with maintenance and dispatch completed. Subsequent change of equipment and departure to destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CREW EXPERIENCED A HIGH EGT INDICATION ON THEIR L ENG ON INITIAL CLB FROM DFW.

Narrative: DURING TKOF AND INITIAL CLB FROM DFW, L ENG EGT EXPERIENCED MOMENTARY EGT SPIKE, FOLLOWED BY TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WITH ACCOMPLISHMENT OF APPROPRIATE PROC. EMER DECLARED AS PRECAUTION AND AN UNEVENTFUL RETURN AND NORMAL APCH AND LNDG COMPLETED. OVERWT LNDG WITH NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND NOMINAL SINK. COORD WITH CFR CREW AND ESCORT TO GATE ARR WITHOUT INCIDENT. CFR RELEASED AND EMER CANCELED. COORD WITH MAINT AND DISPATCH COMPLETED. SUBSEQUENT CHANGE OF EQUIP AND DEP TO DEST.

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.