Tailstrike on rotation when departing runway 1R sfo.

Attributes
ACN	85686
Time
Date	198804
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
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 : 20000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	85686
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

After a routine flight from sfo to stl, maintenance advised the tailskid had contacted the runway causing minor damage. Possible cause: a serious bump exists at the intersection of runway 1R and 28L sfo. Takeoff runway sfo was 1R and rotation was in progress at said point.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAILSTRIKE ON ROTATION WHEN DEPARTING RWY 1R SFO.

Narrative: AFTER A ROUTINE FLT FROM SFO TO STL, MAINT ADVISED THE TAILSKID HAD CONTACTED THE RWY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. POSSIBLE CAUSE: A SERIOUS BUMP EXISTS AT THE INTXN OF RWY 1R AND 28L SFO. TKOF RWY SFO WAS 1R AND ROTATION WAS IN PROGRESS AT SAID POINT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.