Air carrier large transport tire failure during landing roll.

Attributes
ACN	161207
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
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	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 95
ASRS Report	161207
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

First officer landing at dfw, runway 17L. Approach and landing normal. At approximately 80 KTS, just as I was about to take control of the aircraft, first officer began to steer the aircraft on to the second high speed taxiway. Braking had appeared normal. A slight air frame vibration was felt and I announced, 'I have the aircraft.' tower reported some tire smoke and another aircraft reported pieces of rubber on the runway. I stopped the aircraft on the high speed taxiway, performed the appropriate checklists, shutting down and deplaning via the aft stairs. Aircraft turned over to company maintenance on the spot. Exterior inspection revealed #4 main mount had a large flat spot and failed in that area. All other tires normal. I believe the causal factor was a failure of the antiskid system to work properly, allowing the #4 tire to lock up and subsequently fail. Since I was not applying the brake pressure at the time, it is difficult to determine if human technique was a factor. At this point I do not believe that it was.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT TIRE FAILURE DURING LNDG ROLL.

Narrative: F/O LNDG AT DFW, RWY 17L. APCH AND LNDG NORMAL. AT APPROX 80 KTS, JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE CTL OF THE ACFT, F/O BEGAN TO STEER THE ACFT ON TO THE SECOND HIGH SPD TXWY. BRAKING HAD APPEARED NORMAL. A SLIGHT AIR FRAME VIBRATION WAS FELT AND I ANNOUNCED, 'I HAVE THE ACFT.' TWR RPTED SOME TIRE SMOKE AND ANOTHER ACFT RPTED PIECES OF RUBBER ON THE RWY. I STOPPED THE ACFT ON THE HIGH SPD TXWY, PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS, SHUTTING DOWN AND DEPLANING VIA THE AFT STAIRS. ACFT TURNED OVER TO COMPANY MAINT ON THE SPOT. EXTERIOR INSPECTION REVEALED #4 MAIN MOUNT HAD A LARGE FLAT SPOT AND FAILED IN THAT AREA. ALL OTHER TIRES NORMAL. I BELIEVE THE CAUSAL FACTOR WAS A FAILURE OF THE ANTISKID SYS TO WORK PROPERLY, ALLOWING THE #4 TIRE TO LOCK UP AND SUBSEQUENTLY FAIL. SINCE I WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKE PRESSURE AT THE TIME, IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IF HUMAN TECHNIQUE WAS A FACTOR. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WAS.

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.