Narrative:

During climb out from rsw, passing FL250, the tail compartment temperature high light came on. We did the red box items and then completed the QRH checklist. Upon closing the left throttle and turning off the left pack, the light went out. The QRH 'C/left' was accomplished and we decided to divert to tpa. Upon contact with tpa approach, he asked if we were declaring an emergency, and we said no. He then stated that he was declaring one for us. The descent, landing and rollout were uneventful, and the light never came on again. The emergency vehicles were standing by as we rolled out, and no further assistance was needed. We taxied to the gate. A logbook write-up was made and we talked to the mechanic before going to a new airplane to continue to stl.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 DIVERTS TO TPA AFTER THE MASTER CAUTION WARNING SYS INDICATES A HIGH TEMP INDICATION IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT AFTER CLBOUT THROUGH FL250 AFTER DEP FROM RSW.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM RSW, PASSING FL250, THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT CAME ON. WE DID THE RED BOX ITEMS AND THEN COMPLETED THE QRH CHKLIST. UPON CLOSING THE L THROTTLE AND TURNING OFF THE L PACK, THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE QRH 'C/L' WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WE DECIDED TO DIVERT TO TPA. UPON CONTACT WITH TPA APCH, HE ASKED IF WE WERE DECLARING AN EMER, AND WE SAID NO. HE THEN STATED THAT HE WAS DECLARING ONE FOR US. THE DSCNT, LNDG AND ROLLOUT WERE UNEVENTFUL, AND THE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AGAIN. THE EMER VEHICLES WERE STANDING BY AS WE ROLLED OUT, AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS NEEDED. WE TAXIED TO THE GATE. A LOGBOOK WRITE-UP WAS MADE AND WE TALKED TO THE MECH BEFORE GOING TO A NEW AIRPLANE TO CONTINUE TO STL.

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.