B767-300ER crew struck the tail skid on takeoff rotation at ord, il.

Attributes
ACN	615650
Time
Date	200403
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	615650
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	615485
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After takeoff, the flight attendants called to report they heard a metal scraping sound during rotation. We declared an emergency and returned to ord to be inspected and made an over weight landing. When we departed on runway 32L with flaps 5 degrees, the winds were approximately 340 degrees at 5-10 KTS. Rotation was on speed and rate of rotation appeared totally normal to all the pilots. All 3 of us felt that there was absolutely no way that we hit the tail skid. As a precaution, we returned to ord primarily on the report of the scraping noise on takeoff. Made an uneventful over weight landing at 345000 pounds. Did not dump fuel. Made normal landing. Inspection revealed that the tail skid was scraped. Maintenance inspection revealed slight scrape of tail skid.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300ER CREW STRUCK THE TAIL SKID ON TKOF ROTATION AT ORD, IL.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, THE FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED TO RPT THEY HEARD A METAL SCRAPING SOUND DURING ROTATION. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO ORD TO BE INSPECTED AND MADE AN OVER WT LNDG. WHEN WE DEPARTED ON RWY 32L WITH FLAPS 5 DEGS, THE WINDS WERE APPROX 340 DEGS AT 5-10 KTS. ROTATION WAS ON SPD AND RATE OF ROTATION APPEARED TOTALLY NORMAL TO ALL THE PLTS. ALL 3 OF US FELT THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY THAT WE HIT THE TAIL SKID. AS A PRECAUTION, WE RETURNED TO ORD PRIMARILY ON THE RPT OF THE SCRAPING NOISE ON TKOF. MADE AN UNEVENTFUL OVER WT LNDG AT 345000 LBS. DID NOT DUMP FUEL. MADE NORMAL LNDG. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE TAIL SKID WAS SCRAPED. MAINT INSPECTION REVEALED SLIGHT SCRAPE OF TAIL SKID.

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.