Return land mandated by aircraft equipment problem malfunction.

Attributes
ACN	233713
Time
Date	199302
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	233713
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out from dfw airport, passing through about 13000 ft, we experienced a 'tail compartment temperature high' warning light. We were in icing conditions and due to the warning light we had to turn off our anti-ice/de-ice equipment. To get the priority I felt we needed to get out of icing conditions and back on the ground. I declared an emergency. With so many things happening at 1 time, ie, emergency checklist, normal checklist, informing company, advising crew and passenger, planning arrival and approach, it is difficult to express to controllers on the ground the priority needed to help the flight crew with their problem. By declaring the emergency we were better able to manage the events taking place and safely get the aircraft back on the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN LAND MANDATED BY ACFT EQUIP PROB MALFUNCTION.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM DFW ARPT, PASSING THROUGH ABOUT 13000 FT, WE EXPERIENCED A 'TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH' WARNING LIGHT. WE WERE IN ICING CONDITIONS AND DUE TO THE WARNING LIGHT WE HAD TO TURN OFF OUR ANTI-ICE/DE-ICE EQUIP. TO GET THE PRIORITY I FELT WE NEEDED TO GET OUT OF ICING CONDITIONS AND BACK ON THE GND. I DECLARED AN EMER. WITH SO MANY THINGS HAPPENING AT 1 TIME, IE, EMER CHKLIST, NORMAL CHKLIST, INFORMING COMPANY, ADVISING CREW AND PAX, PLANNING ARR AND APCH, IT IS DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS TO CTLRS ON THE GND THE PRIORITY NEEDED TO HELP THE FLC WITH THEIR PROB. BY DECLARING THE EMER WE WERE BETTER ABLE TO MANAGE THE EVENTS TAKING PLACE AND SAFELY GET THE ACFT BACK ON THE GND.

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.