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MD80 experiences tail compartment temperature and pressurization low flow warnings shortly after takeoff. Return overweight to departure airport under emergency declaration.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 775557 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 19000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.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 : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 775557 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : warning lights other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff from ZZZ; while passing FL190; our aircraft gave us a tail compartment temperature high. We performed the immediate action and the QRH procedure. The tail compartment temperature high went out after 2 mins; but came back on twice more after the QRH procedure was completed. We decided to return to ZZZ. We also got a pressurization flow light and the right AC pack had very erratic low pressure during the descent; center declared an emergency for our return to ZZZ and we asked for crash fire rescue equipment. We made an uneventful overweight landing of 141700 pounds at ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 EXPERIENCES TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURIZATION LOW FLOW WARNINGS SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. RETURN OVERWEIGHT TO DEP ARPT UNDER EMERGENCY DECLARATION.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM ZZZ; WHILE PASSING FL190; OUR ACFT GAVE US A TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH. WE PERFORMED THE IMMEDIATE ACTION AND THE QRH PROC. THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH WENT OUT AFTER 2 MINS; BUT CAME BACK ON TWICE MORE AFTER THE QRH PROC WAS COMPLETED. WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO ZZZ. WE ALSO GOT A PRESSURIZATION FLOW LIGHT AND THE R AC PACK HAD VERY ERRATIC LOW PRESSURE DURING THE DSCNT; CTR DECLARED AN EMER FOR OUR RETURN TO ZZZ AND WE ASKED FOR CFR. WE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWT LNDG OF 141700 LBS AT ZZZ.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.