Takeoff aborted at low speed due to a loud noise. Return to ramp discloses a failed tire wheel rim which resulted in the tire deflating rather rapidly, with a bang.

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Attributes
ACN	132898
Time
Date	199001
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
ASRS Report	132898
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	133177
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On application of takeoff power a loud bang was heard. At first believing it was a compressor stall, it was decided to abort and investigate. While taxiing it was reported that a passenger had seen what appeared to be metal flying from the wing. We decided to return to the gate for maintenance to check the aircraft. Upon arrival it was learned that #3 tire rim had apparently failed, letting go in an explosive manner which caused the loud noise. A section of the rim was completely missing and the tire, of course, flat--but no abnormality was noted in taxiing the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ABORTED AT LOW SPEED DUE TO A LOUD NOISE. RETURN TO RAMP DISCLOSES A FAILED TIRE WHEEL RIM WHICH RESULTED IN THE TIRE DEFLATING RATHER RAPIDLY, WITH A BANG.

Narrative: ON APPLICATION OF TKOF PWR A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. AT FIRST BELIEVING IT WAS A COMPRESSOR STALL, IT WAS DECIDED TO ABORT AND INVESTIGATE. WHILE TAXIING IT WAS RPTED THAT A PAX HAD SEEN WHAT APPEARED TO BE METAL FLYING FROM THE WING. WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE GATE FOR MAINT TO CHK THE ACFT. UPON ARR IT WAS LEARNED THAT #3 TIRE RIM HAD APPARENTLY FAILED, LETTING GO IN AN EXPLOSIVE MANNER WHICH CAUSED THE LOUD NOISE. A SECTION OF THE RIM WAS COMPLETELY MISSING AND THE TIRE, OF COURSE, FLAT--BUT NO ABNORMALITY WAS NOTED IN TAXIING THE ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.