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During the takeoff roll; a B737 nose wheel vibration and something striking the aircraft belly lead the crew to suspect a nose tire failure which ATC confirmed. So; at their destination an emergency was declared and a normal landing completed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1091262 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201305 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear Tire |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 226 Flight Crew Total 17020 Flight Crew Type 11900 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
During takeoff; I noticed that the nose wheel landing gear was louder than normal. Approaching V1; the first officer and I heard what appeared to be debris hitting the bottom of the fuselage. The aircraft controllability was normal and the liftoff and rotation were normal. We advised tower we may have left debris on the runway. ATC later relayed to us that tire fragments were found on the runway. I contacted dispatch and maintenance control and they confirmed a suspected; right nose wheel tire failure. We considered all options including our weight; fuel and weather and decided to continue to our destination. I briefed the flight attendants and later the passengers for a normal landing with emergency equipment standing by. I declared an emergency with our destination airport approach and we were vectored for a visual approach. Gear extension was normal and the touchdown was normal. We cleared the runway and airport rescue and fire fighter visually inspected the aircraft and we taxied to the gate under our own power. I made a logbook entry for maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: During the takeoff roll; a B737 nose wheel vibration and something striking the aircraft belly lead the crew to suspect a nose tire failure which ATC confirmed. So; at their destination an emergency was declared and a normal landing completed.
Narrative: During takeoff; I noticed that the nose wheel landing gear was louder than normal. Approaching V1; the First Officer and I heard what appeared to be debris hitting the bottom of the fuselage. The aircraft controllability was normal and the liftoff and rotation were normal. We advised Tower we may have left debris on the runway. ATC later relayed to us that tire fragments were found on the runway. I contacted Dispatch and Maintenance Control and they confirmed a suspected; right nose wheel tire failure. We considered all options including our weight; fuel and weather and decided to continue to our destination. I briefed the flight attendants and later the passengers for a normal landing with emergency equipment standing by. I declared an emergency with our destination airport Approach and we were vectored for a visual approach. Gear extension was normal and the touchdown was normal. We cleared the runway and Airport Rescue and Fire Fighter visually inspected the aircraft and we taxied to the gate under our own power. I made a logbook entry for Maintenance.
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.