MD80 experiences tail compartment temperature warning. Perform qrc; declare emergency and return to departure airport for an overweight landing.

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Attributes
ACN	786046
Time
Date	200805
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 30000
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc tracon : c90.tracon tower : ord.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 : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	786046
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cargo temp wing
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Tail compartment temperature high light illuminated during climb out. Accomplished checklist. Light finally extinguished after about 5 mins. Declared emergency with ATC; returned to ZZZ and made an overweight landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 EXPERIENCES TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE WARNING. PERFORM QRC; DECLARE EMERGENCY AND RETURN TO DEP ARPT FOR AN OVERWEIGHT LNDG.

Narrative: TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLBOUT. ACCOMPLISHED CHKLIST. LIGHT FINALLY EXTINGUISHED AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS. DECLARED EMER WITH ATC; RETURNED TO ZZZ AND MADE AN OVERWT LNDG.

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.