B727-200 flight crew has a 'tail skid' warning light after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	724810
Time
Date	200701
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : swf.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 150
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Windshear
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : swf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : n/s
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	724810
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	724814
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tail skid warning light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On departure climb out; noticed the tailskid light came on and remained on after the landing gear handle was raised. Complied with the following QRH procedures: 'tailskid annunciator light illuminated with the gear up' and 'tailskid down altitude limits.' notified company's global operations of situation and requested new fuel requirements for tailskid down confign. Company calculated new fuel requirements and we were within fuel limits to continue to destination. Tailskid light remained on throughout the flight. On postflt; at destination; found that part of the tailskid strut was missing from aircraft. Found no marks or damage on or near the tailskid area and suspect that the strut may have fallen off aircraft after takeoff. Submitted a company flight safety report for 'a possible dropped object.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 FLT CREW HAS A 'TAIL SKID' WARNING LIGHT AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: ON DEP CLBOUT; NOTICED THE TAILSKID LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON AFTER THE LNDG GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED. COMPLIED WITH THE FOLLOWING QRH PROCS: 'TAILSKID ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE GEAR UP' AND 'TAILSKID DOWN ALT LIMITS.' NOTIFIED COMPANY'S GLOBAL OPS OF SIT AND REQUESTED NEW FUEL REQUIREMENTS FOR TAILSKID DOWN CONFIGN. COMPANY CALCULATED NEW FUEL REQUIREMENTS AND WE WERE WITHIN FUEL LIMITS TO CONTINUE TO DEST. TAILSKID LIGHT REMAINED ON THROUGHOUT THE FLT. ON POSTFLT; AT DEST; FOUND THAT PART OF THE TAILSKID STRUT WAS MISSING FROM ACFT. FOUND NO MARKS OR DAMAGE ON OR NEAR THE TAILSKID AREA AND SUSPECT THAT THE STRUT MAY HAVE FALLEN OFF ACFT AFTER TKOF. SUBMITTED A COMPANY FLT SAFETY RPT FOR 'A POSSIBLE DROPPED OBJECT.'

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.