MD-83
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Maintenance
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Declared Emergency; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Aircraft; Procedure
Departed. On climbout; Master Warning for a TAIL COMP TEMP HIGH. Accomplished Immediate Action Items declared an emergency returned to the departure airport. Aircraft had a previous history; of this problem. Captain called it a night.
A MD-83 TAIL COMP TEMP HIGH and Master Warning alerted after takeoff; so an emergency was declared and the flight returned to the departure airport.