MD80 flight crew experiences a tail compt temp high light climbing out of 17;000 ft. An emergency is...

Attributes
ACN	972798
Time
Date	201109
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
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
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Normal departure; ATC cleared us from 17;000 ft to FL230 and the tail compartment temp light/master warning illuminated; accomplished QRH items. After switching pack fans from auto to hp bleeds off in accordance with the QRH; the tail compartment light extinguished. Leveled off at FL180 declared an emergency and returned for landing. After a normal landing I stopped on the runway; we had arff check over the aircraft and they cleared us to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 flight crew experiences a Tail Compt Temp High light climbing out of 17;000 FT. An emergency is declared and flight returns to departure airport. Warning extinguishes when the HP bleeds are turned off per checklist procedures.

Narrative: Normal departure; ATC cleared us from 17;000 FT to FL230 and the Tail Compartment Temp light/Master Warning illuminated; accomplished QRH items. After switching pack fans from auto to HP bleeds off in accordance with the QRH; the tail compartment light extinguished. Leveled off at FL180 declared an emergency and returned for landing. After a normal landing I stopped on the runway; we had ARFF check over the aircraft and they cleared us to the gate.

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.

MD80 flight crew experiences a tail compt temp high light climbing out of 17;000 ft. An emergency is declared and flight returns to departure airport. Warning extinguishes when the hp bleeds are turned off per checklist procedures.