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Tail cone annunciator light came on shortly after departure causing the flight crew to believe that the tail cone may have separated from the aircraft but continuing to their destination without further problems.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 232478 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199301 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pie airport : tpa |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tpa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 232478 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 232566 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On initial climb at XA20Z passing 8000 ft MSL, tail cone annunciator illuminated. Position st. Petersburg VOR 167 degree radial/35 DME. Did not feel tail cone separate. Referred to all appropriate company bulletins and cockpit operating manual procedures. Continued to destination. Did not declare an emergency and landed uneventfully. Tail cone did not fall off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TAIL CONE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER DEP CAUSING THE FLC TO BELIEVE THAT THE TAIL CONE MAY HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT BUT CONTINUING TO THEIR DEST WITHOUT FURTHER PROBS.
Narrative: ON INITIAL CLB AT XA20Z PASSING 8000 FT MSL, TAIL CONE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. POS ST. PETERSBURG VOR 167 DEG RADIAL/35 DME. DID NOT FEEL TAIL CONE SEPARATE. REFERRED TO ALL APPROPRIATE COMPANY BULLETINS AND COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PROCS. CONTINUED TO DEST. DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. TAIL CONE DID NOT FALL OFF.
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.