Air carrier lft aircraft blew a main gear tire during takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	205279
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	205279
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	205887
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Takeoff was normal until nose wheel lift off. At that time was felt a strong vibration throughout the aircraft. Vibration continued until 20 seconds after main gear lift off. Tower reported debris on the runway. We left the gear down, began to burn down fuel and did a visual inspection from inside the aircraft but it was inconclusive, a low approach was made and ground observers advised the both right main tires could be blown. We continued to burn off fuel and also noticed a slow leak in the left hydraulic system. The hydraulic problem was relatively minor at this point. Our flight attendants briefed our passenger for the worst case scenario, i.e. An uncontrollable departure from the runway. A possible fire and an emergency evacuate/evacuation. We had ample time to be very thorough with all preparations. The landing was relatively uneventful with no directional control problems or any fire. Subsequent investigation showed only 1 of the 2 right main tires was blown. In retrospect, time was our most valuable asset. It allowed for close crew coordination, thorough passenger preparation and an overall well thought out plan. The final outcome could have been much worse but all of us involved felt prepared for the outcome.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LFT ACFT BLEW A MAIN GEAR TIRE DURING TKOF.

Narrative: TKOF WAS NORMAL UNTIL NOSE WHEEL LIFT OFF. AT THAT TIME WAS FELT A STRONG VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE ACFT. VIBRATION CONTINUED UNTIL 20 SECONDS AFTER MAIN GEAR LIFT OFF. TWR RPTED DEBRIS ON THE RWY. WE LEFT THE GEAR DOWN, BEGAN TO BURN DOWN FUEL AND DID A VISUAL INSPECTION FROM INSIDE THE ACFT BUT IT WAS INCONCLUSIVE, A LOW APCH WAS MADE AND GND OBSERVERS ADVISED THE BOTH R MAIN TIRES COULD BE BLOWN. WE CONTINUED TO BURN OFF FUEL AND ALSO NOTICED A SLOW LEAK IN THE L HYD SYS. THE HYD PROBLEM WAS RELATIVELY MINOR AT THIS POINT. OUR FLT ATTENDANTS BRIEFED OUR PAX FOR THE WORST CASE SCENARIO, I.E. AN UNCTLABLE DEP FROM THE RWY. A POSSIBLE FIRE AND AN EMER EVAC. WE HAD AMPLE TIME TO BE VERY THOROUGH WITH ALL PREPARATIONS. THE LNDG WAS RELATIVELY UNEVENTFUL WITH NO DIRECTIONAL CTL PROBLEMS OR ANY FIRE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED ONLY 1 OF THE 2 R MAIN TIRES WAS BLOWN. IN RETROSPECT, TIME WAS OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET. IT ALLOWED FOR CLOSE CREW COORD, THOROUGH PAX PREPARATION AND AN OVERALL WELL THOUGHT OUT PLAN. THE FINAL OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE BUT ALL OF US INVOLVED FELT PREPARED FOR THE OUTCOME.

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.