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Air carrier large transport blew a tire on takeoff. Passenger off loaded through aft stairs as emergency ground equipment foamed the tires.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 185018 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199107 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 185018 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 185020 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During takeoff roll I felt a very strong shudder just as we felt we would lift off. It got very bad and shook whole aircraft. The captain then aborted the takeoff and hit the brakes. It took quite a while for aircraft to stop. We worried we wouldn't stop before end of runway but we did. The captain announced to 'remain seated'. The fire trucks arrived immediately. Captain sent first officer and so out to see gear through aft entry door and had passenger remain seated. When they knew what had happened (blown tire and all main gear tires flat) they called for buses for passenger to deplane. Fire fighters were flaming gear tires and supervising deplanement onto busses. Throughout the incident all passenger were calm and captain kept everyone well-informed. The crew did an excellent job coordinating and assisting and calming passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT BLEW A TIRE ON TKOF. PAX OFF LOADED THROUGH AFT STAIRS AS EMER GND EQUIP FOAMED THE TIRES.
Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL I FELT A VERY STRONG SHUDDER JUST AS WE FELT WE WOULD LIFT OFF. IT GOT VERY BAD AND SHOOK WHOLE ACFT. THE CAPT THEN ABORTED THE TKOF AND HIT THE BRAKES. IT TOOK QUITE A WHILE FOR ACFT TO STOP. WE WORRIED WE WOULDN'T STOP BEFORE END OF RWY BUT WE DID. THE CAPT ANNOUNCED TO 'REMAIN SEATED'. THE FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVED IMMEDIATELY. CAPT SENT FO AND SO OUT TO SEE GEAR THROUGH AFT ENTRY DOOR AND HAD PAX REMAIN SEATED. WHEN THEY KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED (BLOWN TIRE AND ALL MAIN GEAR TIRES FLAT) THEY CALLED FOR BUSES FOR PAX TO DEPLANE. FIRE FIGHTERS WERE FLAMING GEAR TIRES AND SUPERVISING DEPLANEMENT ONTO BUSSES. THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENT ALL PAX WERE CALM AND CAPT KEPT EVERYONE WELL-INFORMED. THE CREW DID AN EXCELLENT JOB COORDINATING AND ASSISTING AND CALMING PAX.
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.