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An MD80 returns lands after the master caution warning system indicates a high temperature indication in the tail compartment at dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 560171 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200209 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zhu.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| 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 : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 560171 |
| 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 : tail compt heat lite other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climbing through FL180, tail compartment high light came on. Completed checklist and high light did not go out. Declared emergency and diverted into austin. Temperature high light did go out after we were into the descent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 RETURNS LANDS AFTER THE MASTER CAUTION WARNING SYS INDICATES A HIGH TEMP INDICATION IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT AT DFW, TX.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH FL180, TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH LIGHT CAME ON. COMPLETED CHKLIST AND HIGH LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. DECLARED EMER AND DIVERTED INTO AUSTIN. TEMP HIGH LIGHT DID GO OUT AFTER WE WERE INTO THE DSCNT.
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.