B727 flight crew noted tail skid light continued to remain on after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	316321
Time
Date	199509
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4615
ASRS Report	316321
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	316160
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During takeoff on runway 22R out of ewr, first officer was flying. Takeoff rotation appeared normal to all 3 crew members. After gear retraction tail skid light remained on. Upon arriving at our destination (fll), discovered tail skid was damaged. Supplemental information from acn 316160: upon after landing inspection found tail skid shear pins still installed and crushable canister (indicates tail skid has been struck) had not been compressed. But did find bottom of tail skid strut had failed at rivet holes. We rechked the weight and balance, trim setting and bug speeds set properly on both sides, everything checked ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLC NOTED TAIL SKID LIGHT CONTINUED TO REMAIN ON AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: DURING TKOF ON RWY 22R OUT OF EWR, FO WAS FLYING. TKOF ROTATION APPEARED NORMAL TO ALL 3 CREW MEMBERS. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION TAIL SKID LIGHT REMAINED ON. UPON ARRIVING AT OUR DEST (FLL), DISCOVERED TAIL SKID WAS DAMAGED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 316160: UPON AFTER LNDG INSPECTION FOUND TAIL SKID SHEAR PINS STILL INSTALLED AND CRUSHABLE CANISTER (INDICATES TAIL SKID HAS BEEN STRUCK) HAD NOT BEEN COMPRESSED. BUT DID FIND BOTTOM OF TAIL SKID STRUT HAD FAILED AT RIVET HOLES. WE RECHKED THE WT AND BAL, TRIM SETTING AND BUG SPDS SET PROPERLY ON BOTH SIDES, EVERYTHING CHKED OK.

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.