Air carrier medium large transport tail comp high temperature light after takeoff from iah.

Attributes
ACN	154722
Time
Date	199008
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah tower : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 464
ASRS Report	154722
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Prepared for takeoff on runway 14L at iah. After departure at 400' AGL captain noticed mast warning light illumination. Emergency checklist was called for. Departure control was notified of immediate return and cabin was notified by aural bell tones. Departure cleared flight for immediate landing on runway 27 at iah and asked if we needed emergency equipment and we stated that we did not need them. First officer ran the after takeoff checklist, emergency, descent and in range checklist and all were complied with. During this time the tail compartment high temperature light remained on. When flight was cleared to land on runway 27 at iah landing checklists was completed and when we turned from base leg to final and when power was reduced the high temperature light went out. After landing and after all checklists were complete we were cleared to taxi to gate and a ground service veh followed us to the gate. All times and actions were noted and log book write-up was complete and mechanics were called to the aircraft. Conclusion: if you ever have any malfunction or indication that something is wrong, land or return as soon as possible and have problem fixed. No heroics.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TAIL COMP HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT AFTER TKOF FROM IAH.

Narrative: PREPARED FOR TKOF ON RWY 14L AT IAH. AFTER DEP AT 400' AGL CAPT NOTICED MAST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. EMER CHKLIST WAS CALLED FOR. DEP CTL WAS NOTIFIED OF IMMEDIATE RETURN AND CABIN WAS NOTIFIED BY AURAL BELL TONES. DEP CLRED FLT FOR IMMEDIATE LNDG ON RWY 27 AT IAH AND ASKED IF WE NEEDED EMER EQUIP AND WE STATED THAT WE DID NOT NEED THEM. F/O RAN THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST, EMER, DSNT AND IN RANGE CHKLIST AND ALL WERE COMPLIED WITH. DURING THIS TIME THE TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMP LIGHT REMAINED ON. WHEN FLT WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 27 AT IAH LNDG CHKLISTS WAS COMPLETED AND WHEN WE TURNED FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL AND WHEN PWR WAS REDUCED THE HIGH TEMP LIGHT WENT OUT. AFTER LNDG AND AFTER ALL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETE WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO GATE AND A GND SVC VEH FOLLOWED US TO THE GATE. ALL TIMES AND ACTIONS WERE NOTED AND LOG BOOK WRITE-UP WAS COMPLETE AND MECHS WERE CALLED TO THE ACFT. CONCLUSION: IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY MALFUNCTION OR INDICATION THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG, LAND OR RETURN ASAP AND HAVE PROB FIXED. NO HEROICS.

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.