<< >> NASA ASRS Report 780635, March 2008

MD80 flight crew reports tail comp temperature high light during climb; and after complying with QRH; alert extinguishes and they continue to destination at FL280.

Attributes
ACN	780635
Time
Date	200803
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 16000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzzz.artcc tower : las.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 : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	780635
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	780634
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing through 16000 ft; tail compartment temperature high light illuminated. Accomplished red box and QRH procedure and leveled at FL240. Upon closing left throttle and turning left AC off; light extinguished. Continued flight with left AC off and right AC re-established; and left throttle re-established. Climbed to FL280. Coordination with dispatch. Received fuel calculations for FL280 (versus FL320). Dispatch concurred with altitude selection and that declaration of emergency was not required. Continued with no further indications.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW REPORTS TAIL COMP TEMP HIGH LIGHT DURING CLIMB; AND AFTER COMPLYING WITH QRH; ALERT EXTINGUISHES AND THEY CONTINUE TO DESTINATION AT FL280.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 16000 FT; TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED RED BOX AND QRH PROC AND LEVELED AT FL240. UPON CLOSING L THROTTLE AND TURNING L AC OFF; LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. CONTINUED FLT WITH L AC OFF AND R AC RE-ESTABLISHED; AND L THROTTLE RE-ESTABLISHED. CLBED TO FL280. COORD WITH DISPATCH. RECEIVED FUEL CALCULATIONS FOR FL280 (VERSUS FL320). DISPATCH CONCURRED WITH ALT SELECTION AND THAT DECLARATION OF EMER WAS NOT REQUIRED. CONTINUED WITH NO FURTHER INDICATIONS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.