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B737-400 had tail skid strike on takeoff sna. Airline management policy states they should have returned to sna for inspection. However, the flight crew was unaware of the tail strike until descending into oak and therefore did not return as specified.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sna |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 98 flight time total : 3250 flight time type : 98 |
| ASRS Report | 361710 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 361864 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Prior to our descent into oak, the aft flight attendant informed us that she felt a bump/noise on the takeoff out of sna and she felt that it may have been a tail strike. The captain and I, however, did not feel it. Our QRH requires us to return to the departure airport and not to pressurize the aircraft. Obviously we did not return to the departure airport or unpressurize the aircraft but started our descent into oak. Upon our arrival our maintenance personnel met the aircraft and performed an inspection as we informed them of our ordeal. No damage were noted and captain wrote it up on maintenance log.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-400 HAD TAIL SKID STRIKE ON TKOF SNA. AIRLINE MGMNT POLICY STATES THEY SHOULD HAVE RETURNED TO SNA FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE FLC WAS UNAWARE OF THE TAIL STRIKE UNTIL DSNDING INTO OAK AND THEREFORE DID NOT RETURN AS SPECIFIED.
Narrative: PRIOR TO OUR DSCNT INTO OAK, THE AFT FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED US THAT SHE FELT A BUMP/NOISE ON THE TKOF OUT OF SNA AND SHE FELT THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A TAIL STRIKE. THE CAPT AND I, HOWEVER, DID NOT FEEL IT. OUR QRH REQUIRES US TO RETURN TO THE DEP ARPT AND NOT TO PRESSURIZE THE ACFT. OBVIOUSLY WE DID NOT RETURN TO THE DEP ARPT OR UNPRESSURIZE THE ACFT BUT STARTED OUR DSCNT INTO OAK. UPON OUR ARR OUR MAINT PERSONNEL MET THE ACFT AND PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AS WE INFORMED THEM OF OUR ORDEAL. NO DAMAGE WERE NOTED AND CAPT WROTE IT UP ON MAINT LOG.
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.