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Air carrier large transport lost a tire tread during takeoff that resulted in engine failure at 500 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 195903 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 195903 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 195905 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We lost #1 engine at 500 ft AGL due to #2 main tire tread failure. The separated piece of tread was ingested by the #1 (pod) engine. Cleanup and checklist operation was by the book, no incident. Emergency declared and 37000 pounds of fuel dumped. We landed uneventfully and taxied to the gate. On preflight the tire looked great. I don't know what could've been done to prevent this expensive and dangerous situation. Supplemental information from acn 195905: assistance provided by: aircraft holding for takeoff which alerted us to impending problem by advising us that something 'fell off' airplane during takeoff roll.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT LOST A TIRE TREAD DURING TKOF THAT RESULTED IN ENG FAILURE AT 500 FT.
Narrative: WE LOST #1 ENG AT 500 FT AGL DUE TO #2 MAIN TIRE TREAD FAILURE. THE SEPARATED PIECE OF TREAD WAS INGESTED BY THE #1 (POD) ENG. CLEANUP AND CHKLIST OP WAS BY THE BOOK, NO INCIDENT. EMER DECLARED AND 37000 POUNDS OF FUEL DUMPED. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. ON PREFLT THE TIRE LOOKED GREAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD'VE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 195905: ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY: ACFT HOLDING FOR TKOF WHICH ALERTED US TO IMPENDING PROBLEM BY ADVISING US THAT SOMETHING 'FELL OFF' AIRPLANE DURING TKOF ROLL.
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.