Aircraft incurred a tail strike on departure and returned to airport.
Alaska Airlines Inc
Date: 31-MAR-22
Time: 15:35:00Z
Regis#: N238AK
Aircraft Make: BOEING
Aircraft Model: 737
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: COMMERCIAL
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Operation: 121
Aircraft Operator: ALASKA AIRLINES
Flight Number: ASA840
City: BOSTON
State: MASSACHUSETTS
per https://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/aero_04/textonly/tr01txt.html
ReplyDeleteTakeoff Risk Factors
Any one of these four takeoff risk factors may precede a tail strike:
Mistrimmed stabilizer.
Rotation at improper speed.
Excessive rotation rate.
Improper use of the flight director.