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B737-300 flight crew is informed by ATC climbing through FL260 that they may have lost a tire tread and a gear door on takeoff. Crew elects to continue to destination and lands uneventfully with the damaged tire fully inflated; but missing its' tread. The crew is not advised of the radio frequency that arff is using and radio communication is never established.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1024884 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Main Gear Tire |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 219 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 208 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
[On our] second leg of the day; flaps 1 departure; winds were 240/8; temperature 80 degrees; v-speeds 146;146; 151. No cockpit indications. The right main tire tread separated during takeoff roll. Cleanup and climbout were uneventful. At cruise; dispatch sent us a message that airfield operations found our gear door and tire tread on the side of the runway. Dispatch confirmed it was our gear door by the serial number. Captain briefed all crew and passengers of the plan. He flew a configured low approach at our destination. This allowed tower to visually verify the gear/tires. Captain landed uneventfully and we turned off on taxiway delta; got the thumbs up from fire rescue; and proceed to the gate. The right main gear outboard tire was still inflated; but the re-tread portion was gone. The associated main gear door was sheared off midway up the gear. The bottom of the wing/flap directly behind the gear had rubber deposits and at least one dent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 flight crew is informed by ATC climbing through FL260 that they may have lost a tire tread and a gear door on takeoff. Crew elects to continue to destination and lands uneventfully with the damaged tire fully inflated; but missing its' tread. The crew is not advised of the radio frequency that ARFF is using and radio communication is never established.
Narrative: [On our] second leg of the day; Flaps 1 departure; winds were 240/8; temperature 80 degrees; V-speeds 146;146; 151. No cockpit indications. The right main tire tread separated during takeoff roll. Cleanup and climbout were uneventful. At cruise; Dispatch sent us a message that Airfield Operations found our gear door and tire tread on the side of the runway. Dispatch confirmed it was our gear door by the serial number. Captain briefed all crew and passengers of the plan. He flew a configured low approach at our destination. This allowed Tower to visually verify the gear/tires. Captain landed uneventfully and we turned off on Taxiway Delta; got the thumbs up from fire rescue; and proceed to the gate. The right main gear outboard tire was still inflated; but the re-tread portion was gone. The associated main gear door was sheared off midway up the gear. The bottom of the wing/flap directly behind the gear had rubber deposits and at least one dent.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.