Narrative:

Another pilot flew the aircraft. While deplaning passenger through rear door, aft center of gravity developed and tail strike occurred. I contacted maintenance prior to flying aircraft. Maintenance said if damage was minor, ok to bring aircraft to another airport for inspection and it was ok to fly with passenger. I flew 2 short legs, and had maintenance inspect the aircraft at the end of the 2ND leg. Upon removing the tail cone, the aft bulkhead was found to have an internal bend, thus making the aircraft unairworthy. Although maintenance was contacted by phone, a visual inspection (by maintenance) should have been conducted prior to flight. My description of the damage to maintenance, and their subsequent reply, was insufficient to correctly access the damage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C208 PLT FLIES ACFT WITH DAMAGED REAR BULKHEAD PRIOR TO HAVING MAINT PERFORM INSPECTION AND REPAIR.

Narrative: ANOTHER PLT FLEW THE ACFT. WHILE DEPLANING PAX THROUGH REAR DOOR, AFT CTR OF GRAVITY DEVELOPED AND TAIL STRIKE OCCURRED. I CONTACTED MAINT PRIOR TO FLYING ACFT. MAINT SAID IF DAMAGE WAS MINOR, OK TO BRING ACFT TO ANOTHER ARPT FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS OK TO FLY WITH PAX. I FLEW 2 SHORT LEGS, AND HAD MAINT INSPECT THE ACFT AT THE END OF THE 2ND LEG. UPON REMOVING THE TAIL CONE, THE AFT BULKHEAD WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN INTERNAL BEND, THUS MAKING THE ACFT UNAIRWORTHY. ALTHOUGH MAINT WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE, A VISUAL INSPECTION (BY MAINT) SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED PRIOR TO FLT. MY DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGE TO MAINT, AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT REPLY, WAS INSUFFICIENT TO CORRECTLY ACCESS THE DAMAGE.

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.