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Flight crew of air carrier medium large transport aircraft returned to airport after the tailcone annunciator light came on shortly after takeoff. Subsequent investigation revealed that 1 of the tailcone latches had come loose.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 211739 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dxo airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw tower : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 211739 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14128 flight time type : 2455 |
| ASRS Report | 211443 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff 'tailcone missing' light on annunciator panel noticed. Aircraft was leveled at 9000 ft and kept at a reduced airspeed of 220 KTS. Communication procedure for tailcone missing was reviewed and complied with. Returned for flyby over runway 3L dtw to ascertain if tailcone was in fact missing. We were unable to determine from inside the aircraft if the tailcone was on since the rear exit was a plug door and did not have a viewer. Dtw tower advised us that the tailcone appeared intact after flyby. We were then vectored for a visual approach to 3L in dtw and landed without further incident. After the aircraft was parked, maintenance discovered that 1 of the lanyards that keep the tailcone in place had slipped a couple of inches and caused the light to come on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AIR CARRIER MLG ACFT RETURNED TO ARPT AFTER THE TAILCONE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT 1 OF THE TAILCONE LATCHES HAD COME LOOSE.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF 'TAILCONE MISSING' LIGHT ON ANNUNCIATOR PANEL NOTICED. ACFT WAS LEVELED AT 9000 FT AND KEPT AT A REDUCED AIRSPD OF 220 KTS. COM PROC FOR TAILCONE MISSING WAS REVIEWED AND COMPLIED WITH. RETURNED FOR FLYBY OVER RWY 3L DTW TO ASCERTAIN IF TAILCONE WAS IN FACT MISSING. WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE FROM INSIDE THE ACFT IF THE TAILCONE WAS ON SINCE THE REAR EXIT WAS A PLUG DOOR AND DID NOT HAVE A VIEWER. DTW TWR ADVISED US THAT THE TAILCONE APPEARED INTACT AFTER FLYBY. WE WERE THEN VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO 3L IN DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER THE ACFT WAS PARKED, MAINT DISCOVERED THAT 1 OF THE LANYARDS THAT KEEP THE TAILCONE IN PLACE HAD SLIPPED A COUPLE OF INCHES AND CAUSED THE LIGHT TO COME ON.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.