A B727 flight crew realized, after the fact, that they hit the tail skid on landing.

Attributes
ACN	522850
Time
Date	200108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
ASRS Report	522850
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters other
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Normal approach to runway 25R with a side step to runway 25L 'after the stadium' on speed. Experienced a 'sinker' upon crossing over the blast pad at the eastern end of runway 25L. I applied additional power and pitch to arrest the sink rate. A normal descent rate was re-obtained. Upon touching down, the airplane bounced into the air. I applied minimal power to soften the next touchdown. The aircraft touched down again at normal body angle. Speed brakes and reversers were deployed. We exited the runway at taxiway F2. Upon arriving at the gate flight attendant called the cockpit and spoke with first officer. First officer relayed the message to me. The 3 of us looked at each other with a 'that's weird, nothing seemed out of the ordinary' look. I went to look at the tail skid. The clip on the bottom cylinder was missing. There appeared to be minimal dirt missing from the metal plate on the tail skid. I contacted maintenance and the fom as required by the fom. We (the 3 pilots) then proceeded to our layover hotel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 FLT CREW REALIZED, AFTER THE FACT, THAT THEY HIT THE TAIL SKID ON LNDG.

Narrative: NORMAL APCH TO RWY 25R WITH A SIDE STEP TO RWY 25L 'AFTER THE STADIUM' ON SPD. EXPERIENCED A 'SINKER' UPON XING OVER THE BLAST PAD AT THE EASTERN END OF RWY 25L. I APPLIED ADDITIONAL PWR AND PITCH TO ARREST THE SINK RATE. A NORMAL DSCNT RATE WAS RE-OBTAINED. UPON TOUCHING DOWN, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. I APPLIED MINIMAL PWR TO SOFTEN THE NEXT TOUCHDOWN. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AT NORMAL BODY ANGLE. SPD BRAKES AND REVERSERS WERE DEPLOYED. WE EXITED THE RWY AT TXWY F2. UPON ARRIVING AT THE GATE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT AND SPOKE WITH FO. FO RELAYED THE MESSAGE TO ME. THE 3 OF US LOOKED AT EACH OTHER WITH A 'THAT'S WEIRD, NOTHING SEEMED OUT OF THE ORDINARY' LOOK. I WENT TO LOOK AT THE TAIL SKID. THE CLIP ON THE BOTTOM CYLINDER WAS MISSING. THERE APPEARED TO BE MINIMAL DIRT MISSING FROM THE METAL PLATE ON THE TAIL SKID. I CONTACTED MAINT AND THE FOM AS REQUIRED BY THE FOM. WE (THE 3 PLTS) THEN PROCEEDED TO OUR LAYOVER HOTEL.

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.