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B727 crew diverted to en route airport because of tailskid warning light illuminated at cruise altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465745 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 480 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 765745 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 465822 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Diverted to den due to illuminated tailskid light. Abnormal procedures directed crew to land at nearest suitable airfield. After consulting, company flight control selected den. Upon landing and arrival, maintenance inspected tailskid area. No damage found.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 CREW DIVERTED TO ENRTE ARPT BECAUSE OF TAILSKID WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT CRUISE ALT.
Narrative: DIVERTED TO DEN DUE TO ILLUMINATED TAILSKID LIGHT. ABNORMAL PROCS DIRECTED CREW TO LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRFIELD. AFTER CONSULTING, COMPANY FLT CTL SELECTED DEN. UPON LNDG AND ARR, MAINT INSPECTED TAILSKID AREA. NO DAMAGE FOUND.
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.