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Aircraft equipment problem. Tail compartment temperature high light. Flight crew returned and landed. High temperature caused by duct leak in unpressurized compartment area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339725 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msy |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msy tower : grr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial 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 : 180 flight time total : 12100 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 339725 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
'Tail compartment temperature high' light illuminated just after takeoff. Company procedure was accomplished, light went out, and return to msy was initiated. Aircraft was flown for approximately 30-45 mins prior to landing to prevent overweight condition. Landing was accomplished without incident. Maintenance personnel discovered a duct leak in the unpressurized tail compartment area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT. FLC RETURNED AND LANDED. HIGH TEMP CAUSED BY DUCT LEAK IN UNPRESSURIZED COMPARTMENT AREA.
Narrative: 'TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH' LIGHT ILLUMINATED JUST AFTER TKOF. COMPANY PROC WAS ACCOMPLISHED, LIGHT WENT OUT, AND RETURN TO MSY WAS INITIATED. ACFT WAS FLOWN FOR APPROX 30-45 MINS PRIOR TO LNDG TO PREVENT OVERWT CONDITION. LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT PERSONNEL DISCOVERED A DUCT LEAK IN THE UNPRESSURIZED TAIL COMPARTMENT AREA.
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.