Light transport commuter crew has tire blow on takeoff roll. Abort takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	209746
Time
Date	199205
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea
State Reference	WA
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	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 6900 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	209746
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were on a routine flight from sea to pdx. We picked up our WX and preflight walk around with no discrepancies. (We had switched aircraft due to a company directed aircraft rotation). Everything in startup and taxi checked normal. It was the first officer's leg so, upon receiving our takeoff clearance, we began our takeoff roll. Partway between starting our takeoff roll and rotation, we got strong vibrations. We initiate an abort and came to a safe stop. We cleared the runway and taxied to the close-in ramp area. We discovered that the right main on our light transport had blown. It caused damage to 1 propeller blade and some minor damage to the wing flap. In checking with maintenance, they had found several tire blowouts from these tire suppliers. The recaps separate and consequently fail. Suggestion: check for recap partial separation during preflight if recaps are used.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT COMMUTER CREW HAS TIRE BLOW ON TKOF ROLL. ABORT TKOF.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A ROUTINE FLT FROM SEA TO PDX. WE PICKED UP OUR WX AND PREFLT WALK AROUND WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. (WE HAD SWITCHED ACFT DUE TO A COMPANY DIRECTED ACFT ROTATION). EVERYTHING IN STARTUP AND TAXI CHKED NORMAL. IT WAS THE FO'S LEG SO, UPON RECEIVING OUR TKOF CLRNC, WE BEGAN OUR TKOF ROLL. PARTWAY BTWN STARTING OUR TKOF ROLL AND ROTATION, WE GOT STRONG VIBRATIONS. WE INITIATE AN ABORT AND CAME TO A SAFE STOP. WE CLRED THE RWY AND TAXIED TO THE CLOSE-IN RAMP AREA. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE R MAIN ON OUR LTT HAD BLOWN. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO 1 PROP BLADE AND SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING FLAP. IN CHKING WITH MAINT, THEY HAD FOUND SEVERAL TIRE BLOWOUTS FROM THESE TIRE SUPPLIERS. THE RECAPS SEPARATE AND CONSEQUENTLY FAIL. SUGGESTION: CHK FOR RECAP PARTIAL SEPARATION DURING PREFLT IF RECAPS ARE USED.

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.