Air carrier flight had a main gear tire fail during taxi out unknown to the crew. Later detection by...

Narrative:

On taxi out to the runway as we turned the corner; we felt a bump; which I thought was a seam or uneven pavement. The flight attendants even called to ask what that sound was (I told them we thought it was just a bump in the pavement). As we taxied forward and onto the runway all indications were normal. It was the first officers leg. Takeoff roll was normal until the last third; when we felt increasing vibration. Being too fast for an abort; we continued the takeoff.liftoff was normal as was gear retraction. We discussed the vibration on climb out as a possible blown tire; but weren't sure and elected to continue to [our destination] as everything was normal at that point. Later on in flight; the flight attendants indicated that the 'bump' was quite loud in the main cabin; which had not been conveyed to us at the time of the incident.about 45 minutes into the flight we received a message from dispatch about possible debris left on the runway. After multiple messages back and forth; we planned to [advise ATC] on arrival for a blown tire. We thought it might be a nose tire and used the QRH to plan for a landing with flat nose tires.[advised ATC] on descent and got vectors to the ILS with a 15 mile final. I elected to let the first officer continue to fly the approach and landing. Planned a flaps 30 landing; manual brakes and manual speed brake. We felt no need for a flyby as there was no problem when we lowered the gear early. On short final; tower told us there were no gross visual indications of gear problems so we elected to land. Airport rescue and fire fighting (arff) equipment followed us down the runway and; after a full stop on the runway; notified us that it was the number 3 tire that was blown. No other problems noted by the fire department; so we elected to taxi to the gate with no further incident.I should have solicited more feedback from the flight attendants on what they had experienced when we 'hit the bump'. Then I might have realized that it was more than a bump and would have sought external inspection of the aircraft before takeoff. I didn't realize what a difference in noise level between the cockpit and the cabin when a tire pops.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier flight had a main gear tire fail during taxi out unknown to the crew. Later detection by Tower; flight attendants; and Dispatch concluded that a tire had failed. Crew landed normally with the assistance of airport resources.

Narrative: On taxi out to the Runway as we turned the corner; we felt a bump; which I thought was a seam or uneven pavement. The flight attendants even called to ask what that sound was (I told them we thought it was just a bump in the pavement). As we taxied forward and onto the runway all indications were normal. It was the First Officers leg. Takeoff roll was normal until the last third; when we felt increasing vibration. Being too fast for an abort; we continued the takeoff.Liftoff was normal as was gear retraction. We discussed the vibration on climb out as a possible blown tire; but weren't sure and elected to continue to [our destination] as everything was normal at that point. Later on in flight; the flight attendants indicated that the 'bump' was quite loud in the main cabin; which had not been conveyed to us at the time of the incident.About 45 minutes into the flight we received a message from Dispatch about possible debris left on the runway. After multiple messages back and forth; we planned to [advise ATC] on arrival for a blown tire. We thought it might be a nose tire and used the QRH to plan for a landing with flat nose tires.[Advised ATC] on descent and got vectors to the ILS with a 15 mile final. I elected to let the First Officer continue to fly the approach and landing. Planned a flaps 30 landing; manual brakes and manual speed brake. We felt no need for a flyby as there was no problem when we lowered the gear early. On short final; Tower told us there were no gross visual indications of gear problems so we elected to land. Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) equipment followed us down the runway and; after a full stop on the runway; notified us that it was the number 3 tire that was blown. No other problems noted by the fire department; so we elected to taxi to the gate with no further incident.I should have solicited more feedback from the flight attendants on what they had experienced when we 'hit the bump'. Then I might have realized that it was more than a bump and would have sought external inspection of the aircraft before takeoff. I didn't realize what a difference in noise level between the cockpit and the cabin when a tire pops.

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Attributes
ACN	1355340
Time
Date	201605
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear Tire
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Object

Air carrier flight had a main gear tire fail during taxi out unknown to the crew. Later detection by tower; flight attendants; and dispatch concluded that a tire had failed. Crew landed normally with the assistance of airport resources.