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The tail cone of an air carrier medium large transport fell off on landing. The emergency slide did not deploy as it should have if the cone had been commanded to be released. This can be done from inside or outside the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 225880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199211 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6700 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 225880 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 226134 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On taxi to the gate, we noticed 'tailcone missing' light on the annunciator panel. As we discussed it, the ground controller informed us a large object was seen off to the side of the runway after we landed. Our tailcone had fallen off either during or after landing. The emergency escape chute which is supposed to deploy automatically when the tailcone departed the aircraft did not deploy. This was the first flight after the aircraft had maintenance completed on the rudder limiter located on the tailcone area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE TAIL CONE OF AN ACR MLG FELL OFF ON LNDG. THE EMER SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY AS IT SHOULD HAVE IF THE CONE HAD BEEN COMMANDED TO BE RELEASED. THIS CAN BE DONE FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE ACFT.
Narrative: ON TAXI TO THE GATE, WE NOTICED 'TAILCONE MISSING' LIGHT ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. AS WE DISCUSSED IT, THE GND CTLR INFORMED US A LARGE OBJECT WAS SEEN OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY AFTER WE LANDED. OUR TAILCONE HAD FALLEN OFF EITHER DURING OR AFTER LNDG. THE EMER ESCAPE CHUTE WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE TAILCONE DEPARTED THE ACFT DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLT AFTER THE ACFT HAD MAINT COMPLETED ON THE RUDDER LIMITER LOCATED ON THE TAILCONE AREA.
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.