Slight tailskid damage discovered on B737-800.

Attributes
ACN	463600
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 16500
ASRS Report	463600
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During walkaround the next crew idented the bump (dimple) on the tailskid on B737-800 had damage (slight scrape on paint). The tailskid indicator showed no compression or indication of ground contact. We had flown the aircraft for 2 legs. First officer had seen no damage during his walkaround. Both of our lndgs were made at flaps 40 degrees to minimize tailskid strike occurrence. I asked both flight attendants sitting in rear of aircraft, if they heard a scraping during any takeoff or landing. They both said no. I believe the damage was done prior to my taking the aircraft and that first officer just missed it on his walkaround.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SLIGHT TAILSKID DAMAGE DISCOVERED ON B737-800.

Narrative: DURING WALKAROUND THE NEXT CREW IDENTED THE BUMP (DIMPLE) ON THE TAILSKID ON B737-800 HAD DAMAGE (SLIGHT SCRAPE ON PAINT). THE TAILSKID INDICATOR SHOWED NO COMPRESSION OR INDICATION OF GND CONTACT. WE HAD FLOWN THE ACFT FOR 2 LEGS. FO HAD SEEN NO DAMAGE DURING HIS WALKAROUND. BOTH OF OUR LNDGS WERE MADE AT FLAPS 40 DEGS TO MINIMIZE TAILSKID STRIKE OCCURRENCE. I ASKED BOTH FLT ATTENDANTS SITTING IN REAR OF ACFT, IF THEY HEARD A SCRAPING DURING ANY TKOF OR LNDG. THEY BOTH SAID NO. I BELIEVE THE DAMAGE WAS DONE PRIOR TO MY TAKING THE ACFT AND THAT FO JUST MISSED IT ON HIS WALKAROUND.

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.