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A B767 crew drags a tailskid during takeoff when using incorrect fuel load numbers in the takeoff performance computations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 529324 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | 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 : 168 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 1562 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : cab |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
During takeoff using the wrong takeoff weight, an early rotation caused the tailskid to touch the runway. I didn't think we touched the skid until leaving FL180, the flight attendant from back called on interphone and stated scraping noise on takeoff. Upon gear extension at hnl, a tailskid light confirmed what happened. During preflight I was given a preliminary load form. After takeoff, I realized the error. The takeoff fuel was shown as 13100 pounds instead of 113100 pounds. All other documents indicated the correct fuel load. There are no checks in air carrier computer to pick up this kind of error and that inaccurate weight data was sent to aircraft while taxiing for takeoff. Bugs were set and takeoff began.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 CREW DRAGS A TAILSKID DURING TKOF WHEN USING INCORRECT FUEL LOAD NUMBERS IN THE TKOF PERFORMANCE COMPUTATIONS.
Narrative: DURING TKOF USING THE WRONG TKOF WT, AN EARLY ROTATION CAUSED THE TAILSKID TO TOUCH THE RWY. I DIDN'T THINK WE TOUCHED THE SKID UNTIL LEAVING FL180, THE FLT ATTENDANT FROM BACK CALLED ON INTERPHONE AND STATED SCRAPING NOISE ON TKOF. UPON GEAR EXTENSION AT HNL, A TAILSKID LIGHT CONFIRMED WHAT HAPPENED. DURING PREFLT I WAS GIVEN A PRELIMINARY LOAD FORM. AFTER TKOF, I REALIZED THE ERROR. THE TKOF FUEL WAS SHOWN AS 13100 LBS INSTEAD OF 113100 LBS. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS INDICATED THE CORRECT FUEL LOAD. THERE ARE NO CHKS IN ACR COMPUTER TO PICK UP THIS KIND OF ERROR AND THAT INACCURATE WT DATA WAS SENT TO ACFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TKOF. BUGS WERE SET AND TKOF BEGAN.
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.