What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The privacy data omitted Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (sf), performing flightprivacy data omitted, sustained substantial damage when it landed hard during night visual conditions at Saltillo-Plan de Guadalupe international airport (slw/mmio).
The captain was pilot monitoring and the first officer was pilot flying. The crew believed they had a hard landing but observed the tail bumper tab horizontal (indicating no tail strike) and after discussing with maintenance control, they continued flight to Canada and back to yip.
The aircraft was discovered to have substantial damage during a walk around at yip. FDR analysis indicates the aircraft sustained a peak vertical load of 3.24G on landing and bounced with a peak pitch angle of 8.44 degrees. This landing was determined to have occurred in Saltillo, mx.
The tail bumber has been removed and sent to Boeing for analysis on why it did not flag the tail strike.
Corrective action was provided under the asap program by the erc.
As the FAA filed it
THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-88 (SF), PERFORMING FLIGHT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED HARD DURING NIGHT VISUAL CONDITIONS AT SALTILLO-PLAN DE GUADALUPE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SLW/MMIO).
THE CAPTAIN WAS PILOT MONITORING AND THE FIRST OFFICER WAS PILOT FLYING. THE CREW BELIEVED THEY HAD A HARD LANDING BUT OBSERVED THE TAIL BUMPER TAB HORIZONTAL (INDICATING NO TAIL STRIKE) AND AFTER DISCUSSING WITH MAINTENANCE CONTROL, THEY CONTINUED FLIGHT TO CANADA AND BACK TO YIP.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A WALK AROUND AT YIP. FDR ANALYSIS INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A PEAK VERTICAL LOAD OF 3.24G ON LANDING AND BOUNCED WITH A PEAK PITCH ANGLE OF 8.44 DEGREES. THIS LANDING WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE OCCURRED IN SALTILLO, MX.
THE TAIL BUMBER HAS BEEN REMOVED AND SENT TO BOEING FOR ANALYSIS ON WHY IT DID NOT FLAG THE TAIL STRIKE.
CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS PROVIDED UNDER THE ASAP PROGRAM BY THE ERC.
NTSB investigation
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