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An md-80 flight crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport when they received a tail comp high temperature warning during climbout.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 953627 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pneumatic System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Tail comp temperature high light came on during climb out; performed memory and QRH items; no help. Declared emergency and returned to departure airport. Light stayed on a total of about five minutes; went out when power was pulled for descent; normal descent and landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An MD-80 flight crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport when they received a TAIL COMP HIGH TEMP warning during climbout.
Narrative: TAIL COMP TEMP HIGH light came on during climb out; performed memory and QRH items; no help. Declared emergency and returned to departure airport. Light stayed on a total of about five minutes; went out when power was pulled for descent; normal descent and landing.
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.