MD80 returns to departure airport due to a tail compartment hot warning.

Attributes
ACN	832651
Time
Date	200904
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 2000
Events
Anomaly	Other Overweight Landing

Narrative:

Took off ZZZ as pilot flying. During climbout at approximately 6;500 ft received a master warning 'tail compartment hot.' captain completed memory items. Light did not go out. Captain then turned off both bleeds; which extinguished the master warning. Returned to ZZZ and landed 6;000 pounds over landing weight. Hot day with temperature around 102 degrees. Made a shallow approach to land on the runway 13R numbers; maximum reverse and minimum braking to stop the aircraft at the end of runway. Brakes stayed cool. Taxied back to the gate with arff as escort.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 returns to departure airport due to a tail compartment hot warning.

Narrative: Took off ZZZ as pilot flying. During climbout at approximately 6;500 FT received a master warning 'Tail Compartment Hot.' Captain completed memory items. Light did not go out. Captain then turned off both bleeds; which extinguished the master warning. Returned to ZZZ and landed 6;000 LBS over landing weight. Hot day with temperature around 102 degrees. Made a shallow approach to land on the Runway 13R numbers; maximum reverse and minimum braking to stop the aircraft at the end of runway. Brakes stayed cool. Taxied back to the gate with ARFF as escort.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.