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

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Attributes
ACN	575881
Time
Date	200302
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 1
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 32 flight attendant time total : 32 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	575881
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tail cone overheat wing other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff, we heard 2 chimes and all flight attendants picked up on interphone. It was the captain telling us we were returning to mia due to an excessive heat warning in the aft tail cone area. As a precaution, fire trucks would be on hand to make sure the plane was ok. He made a PA to the passenger. We landed without incident and after pulling off the runway and having the plane checked out by fire department personnel, we taxied to a gate and all deplaned. Another plane was found for us and we continued on to ord.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW RETURN LAND AFTER THE MASTER CAUTION WARNING SYS INDICATES A HIGH TEMP INDICATION IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT AT MIA, FL.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, WE HEARD 2 CHIMES AND ALL FLT ATTENDANTS PICKED UP ON INTERPHONE. IT WAS THE CAPT TELLING US WE WERE RETURNING TO MIA DUE TO AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN THE AFT TAIL CONE AREA. AS A PRECAUTION, FIRE TRUCKS WOULD BE ON HAND TO MAKE SURE THE PLANE WAS OK. HE MADE A PA TO THE PAX. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND AFTER PULLING OFF THE RWY AND HAVING THE PLANE CHKED OUT BY FIRE DEPT PERSONNEL, WE TAXIED TO A GATE AND ALL DEPLANED. ANOTHER PLANE WAS FOUND FOR US AND WE CONTINUED ON TO ORD.

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.