Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff, we heard 2 chimes and all flight attendants picked up on interphone. It was the captain telling us we were returning to mia due to an excessive heat warning in the aft tail cone area. As a precaution, fire trucks would be on hand to make sure the plane was ok. He made a PA to the passenger. We landed without incident and after pulling off the runway and having the plane checked out by fire department personnel, we taxied to a gate and all deplaned. Another plane was found for us and we continued on to ord.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW RETURN LAND AFTER THE MASTER CAUTION WARNING SYS INDICATES A HIGH TEMP INDICATION IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT AT MIA, FL.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, WE HEARD 2 CHIMES AND ALL FLT ATTENDANTS PICKED UP ON INTERPHONE. IT WAS THE CAPT TELLING US WE WERE RETURNING TO MIA DUE TO AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN THE AFT TAIL CONE AREA. AS A PRECAUTION, FIRE TRUCKS WOULD BE ON HAND TO MAKE SURE THE PLANE WAS OK. HE MADE A PA TO THE PAX. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND AFTER PULLING OFF THE RWY AND HAVING THE PLANE CHKED OUT BY FIRE DEPT PERSONNEL, WE TAXIED TO A GATE AND ALL DEPLANED. ANOTHER PLANE WAS FOUND FOR US AND WE CONTINUED ON TO ORD.

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.