An MD80 in takeoff climb declared an emergency and diverted due to tail compartment temperature high...

Attributes
ACN	581751
Time
Date	200305
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : elp.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 climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	581751
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tail compt temp light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Light came on just after takeoff from runway 4. Captain did the 'red box' and declared an emergency requesting an immediate return for landing. I was flying and he was on the phone to passenger and cabin crew as I put us on a right base for runway 26L. We were able to get the before landing checklist completed in plenty of time to make the visual approach and normal landing. Time from liftoff to touchdown was 6 mins. Clear of the runway we were visually inspected by crash fire rescue equipment and then taxied to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 IN TKOF CLB DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT.

Narrative: LIGHT CAME ON JUST AFTER TKOF FROM RWY 4. CAPT DID THE 'RED BOX' AND DECLARED AN EMER REQUESTING AN IMMEDIATE RETURN FOR LNDG. I WAS FLYING AND HE WAS ON THE PHONE TO PAX AND CABIN CREW AS I PUT US ON A R BASE FOR RWY 26L. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST COMPLETED IN PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE THE VISUAL APCH AND NORMAL LNDG. TIME FROM LIFTOFF TO TOUCHDOWN WAS 6 MINS. CLR OF THE RWY WE WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED BY CFR AND THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE.

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 in takeoff climb declared an emergency and diverted due to tail compartment temperature high light.