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An MD80 flight crew received a tail compartment hot light; declared an emergency; and returned to their department airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 790584 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 790584 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tail compartment hot light |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Passing through 10000 ft got a tail compartment hot light. Did the QRH items and light went out. 3 mins later light came back on and declared an emergency and returned to ZZZ. Landed overweight by 2700 pounds. Landing was normal and smooth. Returned to gate for maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW RECEIVED A TAIL COMPARTMENT HOT LIGHT; DECLARED AN EMERGENCY; AND RETURNED TO THEIR DEPT ARPT.
Narrative: PASSING THROUGH 10000 FT GOT A TAIL COMPARTMENT HOT LIGHT. DID THE QRH ITEMS AND LIGHT WENT OUT. 3 MINS LATER LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO ZZZ. LANDED OVERWT BY 2700 LBS. LNDG WAS NORMAL AND SMOOTH. RETURNED TO GATE FOR MAINT.
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.