MD80 crew had the stabilizer trim system fail on departure at phx.

Attributes
ACN	462439
Time
Date	200002
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p50.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	462439
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Stabilizer trim failure. Flight abc departed phx on time. Passing 10000 ft, I noticed a problem with the stabilizer trim. It would not work. The captain confirmed his trim would not work either. Leveled at 13000 ft. The trim began to work again. Initiated climb again and the stabilizer trim failed again. We discontinued the flight, called ATC, declared an emergency, ran the appropriate checklists and landed back at phx. Wrote the incident up in the logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD THE STABILIZER TRIM SYS FAIL ON DEP AT PHX.

Narrative: STABILIZER TRIM FAILURE. FLT ABC DEPARTED PHX ON TIME. PASSING 10000 FT, I NOTICED A PROB WITH THE STABILIZER TRIM. IT WOULD NOT WORK. THE CAPT CONFIRMED HIS TRIM WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. LEVELED AT 13000 FT. THE TRIM BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. INITIATED CLB AGAIN AND THE STABILIZER TRIM FAILED AGAIN. WE DISCONTINUED THE FLT, CALLED ATC, DECLARED AN EMER, RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS AND LANDED BACK AT PHX. WROTE THE INCIDENT UP IN THE LOGBOOK.

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.