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MD80 crew had the 'tail compartment temperature high' light illuminate after takeoff. The crew canceled an emergency and continued to destination after the light went out.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 595326 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Sat |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | 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 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 595326 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : master warning tail compt temp high light other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Tail compartment temperature high after takeoff. Immediately after takeoff from dfw, tail compartment temperature high and master warning illuminated and flickered. Crew performed emergency procedure. Captain declared emergency with ATC and requested vectors for downwind to return to land at dfw. On downwind leg, lights extinguished in less than 2 mins. The captain determined there to be no fire hazard. Since the conditions that caused the lights to illuminate no longer existed, he elected to terminate the emergency and continue flight to destination rather than land overweight. Remainder of flight uneventful. Ambient temperature at dfw 37 degree sc, APU was running, for additional cabin cooling and shut down just prior to takeoff, started both engines at gate for power-back. Had high thrust setting for takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CREW HAD THE 'TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH' LIGHT ILLUMINATE AFTER TKOF. THE CREW CANCELED AN EMER AND CONTINUED TO DEST AFTER THE LIGHT WENT OUT.
Narrative: TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH AFTER TKOF. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF FROM DFW, TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH AND MASTER WARNING ILLUMINATED AND FLICKERED. CREW PERFORMED EMER PROC. CAPT DECLARED EMER WITH ATC AND REQUESTED VECTORS FOR DOWNWIND TO RETURN TO LAND AT DFW. ON DOWNWIND LEG, LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED IN LESS THAN 2 MINS. THE CAPT DETERMINED THERE TO BE NO FIRE HAZARD. SINCE THE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE NO LONGER EXISTED, HE ELECTED TO TERMINATE THE EMER AND CONTINUE FLT TO DEST RATHER THAN LAND OVERWT. REMAINDER OF FLT UNEVENTFUL. AMBIENT TEMP AT DFW 37 DEG SC, APU WAS RUNNING, FOR ADDITIONAL CABIN COOLING AND SHUT DOWN JUST PRIOR TO TKOF, STARTED BOTH ENGS AT GATE FOR PWR-BACK. HAD HIGH THRUST SETTING FOR TKOF.
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.