MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft; Weather
Passing 10;000 feet on climbout Tail Compt Temp Hi Light illuminated. Completed memory items and QRH; declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport. Light extinguished prior to landing; landed below MLW and taxied to the gate after ARFF cleared us.
MD80 pilot experiences a Tail Compt Temp Hi Light passing 10;000 feet during climbout. QRH procedures are complied with and the flight returns to the departure airport.