An MD80 first officer and flight attendant both reported on the emergency which was declared after the tail compartment indication illuminated for an overheat situation causing a return to land at dfw.

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Attributes
ACN	626465
Time
Date	200408
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon tower : sdf.tower
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 : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	626465
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 15 flight attendant time total : 26 flight attendant time type : 75
ASRS Report	627676
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : master warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Just after liftoff, we noticed the master warning and 'tail compartment temperature' light annunciators (red box) was completed and the checklist was continued. The tail compartment temperature high light did not extinguish in the 2 min allotted time, so an emergency was declared and we returned to dfw to land approximately 6000 pounds overweight. The landing was otherwise normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FO AND FLT ATTENDANT BOTH RPTED ON THE EMER WHICH WAS DECLARED AFTER THE TAIL COMPARTMENT INDICATION ILLUMINATED FOR AN OVERHEAT SIT CAUSING A RETURN TO LAND AT DFW.

Narrative: JUST AFTER LIFTOFF, WE NOTICED THE MASTER WARNING AND 'TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP' LIGHT ANNUNCIATORS (RED BOX) WAS COMPLETED AND THE CHKLIST WAS CONTINUED. THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH IN THE 2 MIN ALLOTTED TIME, SO AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND WE RETURNED TO DFW TO LAND APPROX 6000 LBS OVERWT. THE LNDG WAS OTHERWISE NORMAL.

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.