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A cargo loading tail jack was found released (separated) from a fuselage jack pad mount ball in high wind conditions. Fuselage skin crack damage was found on the B747-400 tailcone.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1004618 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuselage Skin |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
Aircraft [cargo] loading tail jack was released from aircraft [fuselage] jack ball; due to faulty tail jack and damaged the tailcone skin during high wind conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A cargo loading tail jack was found released (separated) from a fuselage jack pad mount ball in high wind conditions. Fuselage skin crack damage was found on the B747-400 tailcone.
Narrative: Aircraft [cargo] loading tail jack was released from aircraft [fuselage] jack ball; due to faulty tail jack and damaged the tailcone skin during high wind conditions.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.