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A loud thump was heard by a DC9 crew on takeoff at dtw. Maintenance advised the crew to return and a scrape mark was discovered on the tailskid.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 505900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 505900 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During rotation, we heard a loud 'thump.' rotation and takeoff felt normal in every other way. We suspected a tail strike. During climb out, the captain called dispatch. We were advised by dispatch and maintenance control to return to detroit. Upon return to detroit, we were told that the tailskid had been 'scraped.' the takeoff was on runway 3C, 5 degrees flaps, 19 degrees rotation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LOUD THUMP WAS HEARD BY A DC9 CREW ON TKOF AT DTW. MAINT ADVISED THE CREW TO RETURN AND A SCRAPE MARK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE TAILSKID.
Narrative: DURING ROTATION, WE HEARD A LOUD 'THUMP.' ROTATION AND TKOF FELT NORMAL IN EVERY OTHER WAY. WE SUSPECTED A TAIL STRIKE. DURING CLBOUT, THE CAPT CALLED DISPATCH. WE WERE ADVISED BY DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL TO RETURN TO DETROIT. UPON RETURN TO DETROIT, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TAILSKID HAD BEEN 'SCRAPED.' THE TKOF WAS ON RWY 3C, 5 DEGS FLAPS, 19 DEGS ROTATION.
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.