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Tower controller reported debris on runway after departure of large transport. Flight crew had unsafe gear door light and determined they had blown a tire. Dumped fuel to landing weight. Returned and landed rdu.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 175934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rdu artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 175934 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon departure from rdu, unsafe gear door light illuminated and departure informed us that rdu tower spotted debris on runway. We determined we had a blown tire and returned to rdu after dumping fuel. Uneventful landing and rollout. Passenger deplaned via portable stairs. No further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWR CTLR REPORTED DEBRIS ON RWY AFTER DEP OF LGT. FLT CREW HAD UNSAFE GEAR DOOR LIGHT AND DETERMINED THEY HAD BLOWN A TIRE. DUMPED FUEL TO LNDG WEIGHT. RETURNED AND LANDED RDU.
Narrative: UPON DEP FROM RDU, UNSAFE GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DEP INFORMED US THAT RDU TWR SPOTTED DEBRIS ON RWY. WE DETERMINED WE HAD A BLOWN TIRE AND RETURNED TO RDU AFTER DUMPING FUEL. UNEVENTFUL LNDG AND ROLLOUT. PAX DEPLANED VIA PORTABLE STAIRS. NO FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.