ACR WDB SUFFERS TAIL STRIKE ON TKOF.

Date: 1992-03 · Aircraft: Widebody; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng · Phase: takeoff

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|other-unspecified

Synopsis

ACR WDB SUFFERS TAIL STRIKE ON TKOF.

Narrative

ON TKOF FROM MANCHESTER; ENGLAND (EGCC) ENCOUNTERED WIND GUST FROM THE L CAUSING APPROX 5 DEG R BANK (SURFACE WIND 330/14; DEPARTING RWY 06). I CORRECTED TO WINGS LEVEL AND CONTINUED CLB. UPON RAISING GEAR; RECEIVED EICAS TAILSKID ADVISORY; WHICH CLRED ITSELF ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. NO FURTHER INDICATIONS WERE NOTED UNTIL PLACING GEAR HANDLE DOWN; WHEN EICAS ADVISORY AND TAILSKID DISAGREE LIGHT BOTH CAME ON AND STAYED ON. DURING POST-FLT INSPECTION; I NOTICED PAINT SCRAPED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE TAILSKID. TAIL STRIKE INDICATOR (CERAMIC PLUG) ON TAILSKID WAS STILL INTACT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 206126: TKOF ROLL WAS NORMAL TO APPROX POINT OF ROTATION. EXPERIENCED A STRONG WIND GUST THAT CAUSED A SLIGHT PITCH UP AND ROLL TO THE R. FO RECOVERED PROPERLY AND CONTINUED ROTATION. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH NORMAL PROCS IN PLACE WITH MY AIRLINE AT THIS POINT. THIS ACFT IS APPARENTLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO TAILSKID CONTACT AT HIGH GROSS WTS. THIS IS SUBSTANTIATED TO ME BY RPTS FROM OTHER PLTS FLYING THE 2 ENG WDB. PROCS SHOULD BE CHANGED (I.E.; SLIGHTLY LATER-SLOWER ROTATION) TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM.

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