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After gate arrival following a normal flight; the nose tires exploded and upon examination two large horizontal cuts were discovered across the tire possibly caused by the previous airport's pushback tug.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1085037 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201305 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear Tire |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
We flew what we thought was a normal flight. We parked and shutdown the aircraft. As the agent moved the jetway a large bang was heard. My immediate thought was that the jetway had struck the airplane; however the ramp agent told me that my nose tires had exploded. Not really sure what that meant; I went downstairs to look at the tires. I saw two slices on each tire; horizontally across the tire; looking toward the tire from the front. The top slice was not that severe; but the bottom slice was large enough to cut into the sidewall and ran the width of the tire. The ramp agent suggested that the electro tug could slice the tires if the leading edge of the metal lip was too sharp. We departed from the previous airport and they used a similar tug to push us back. I noticed no abnormal nosewheel issues during taxi out; takeoff; landing; and taxi in. I have no idea what happened for sure; but I reported the discrepancy to maintenance. I have a photo that I attached.we rely on the ground staff to properly service our airplane. If they make an error; it is understood that they will notify the crew to properly have it serviced. If the damage to the nosewheel did in fact happen at the previous airport; the whole flight (unknowingly to us) was unsafe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After gate arrival following a normal flight; the nose tires exploded and upon examination two large horizontal cuts were discovered across the tire possibly caused by the previous airport's pushback tug.
Narrative: We flew what we thought was a normal flight. We parked and shutdown the aircraft. As the agent moved the jetway a large bang was heard. My immediate thought was that the jetway had struck the airplane; however the Ramp Agent told me that my nose tires had exploded. Not really sure what that meant; I went downstairs to look at the tires. I saw two slices on each tire; horizontally across the tire; looking toward the tire from the front. The top slice was not that severe; but the bottom slice was large enough to cut into the sidewall and ran the width of the tire. The Ramp Agent suggested that the electro tug could slice the tires if the leading edge of the metal lip was too sharp. We departed from the previous airport and they used a similar tug to push us back. I noticed no abnormal nosewheel issues during taxi out; takeoff; landing; and taxi in. I have no idea what happened for sure; but I reported the discrepancy to Maintenance. I have a photo that I attached.We rely on the ground staff to properly service our airplane. If they make an error; it is understood that they will notify the crew to properly have it serviced. If the damage to the nosewheel did in fact happen at the previous airport; the whole flight (unknowingly to us) was unsafe.
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.