An MD80 diverts to pdx after the master caution warning system indicates a high temperature indication in the tail compartment climbing through FL260 after departure from sea.

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Attributes
ACN	623190
Time
Date	200407
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zse.artcc
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl single value : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	623190
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tail compartment temp high light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departing sea and climbing through 26000 ft, we got the 'tail compartment temperature high' light on. Ran qrc and QRH checklist. Light did not go out in checklist specified time period and so diverted to pdx, as directed by checklist. We declared an emergency. ATC did a nice job of getting us on the ground. We were vectored for an ILS runway 28L and landed uneventfully. An overweight landing was necessary and was written up in logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 DIVERTS TO PDX AFTER THE MASTER CAUTION WARNING SYS INDICATES A HIGH TEMP INDICATION IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT CLBING THROUGH FL260 AFTER DEP FROM SEA.

Narrative: DEPARTING SEA AND CLBING THROUGH 26000 FT, WE GOT THE 'TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH' LIGHT ON. RAN QRC AND QRH CHKLIST. LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT IN CHKLIST SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD AND SO DIVERTED TO PDX, AS DIRECTED BY CHKLIST. WE DECLARED AN EMER. ATC DID A NICE JOB OF GETTING US ON THE GND. WE WERE VECTORED FOR AN ILS RWY 28L AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AN OVERWT LNDG WAS NECESSARY AND WAS WRITTEN UP IN 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.