Tail compartment temperature high light activated. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	249283
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	249283
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Tail compartment temperature high light came on in climb. Emergency procedure and communication 2-21.6 completed. Light went out, returned to msp. Flight attendants reported odor of burnt material in center section of aircraft momentarily during climb. Fire trucks requested at msp on landing to escort aircraft back to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ACTIVATED. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT CAME ON IN CLB. EMER PROC AND COM 2-21.6 COMPLETED. LIGHT WENT OUT, RETURNED TO MSP. FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED ODOR OF BURNT MATERIAL IN CTR SECTION OF ACFT MOMENTARILY DURING CLB. FIRE TRUCKS REQUESTED AT MSP ON LNDG TO ESCORT ACFT BACK TO GATE.

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.