Narrative:

We taxied to runway 35R at den for takeoff. It was the only runway with exception first officer runway 35L due to our takeoff weight being 1500 pounds below gross takeoff weight. Winds were variable 280-260, 25 gusting to 37 KTS. I told the tower controller we couldn't accept takeoff with any gusts above 29 KTS. We waited and after a couple of mins den tower reported a wind 280 degrees at 28 KTS. I accepted and he cleared us for takeoff and issued a wind shear advisory for 15 KTS on departure. The first officer was flying and I gave him the airplane after runway alignment. It was a maximum power takeoff. After power was set, I took the throttles in my hand. Our calculated V1 speed was 160 KTS with vr at 166 KTS. This was a vmin V1 speed. Accelerating through 120 KTS we had a momentary stagnation in airspeed. At 140 KTS the airspeed jumped to 150 KTS. At V1 of 160 KTS I called V1 stagnation. The airspeed stopped at 160 KTS for many seconds. I told the first officer to keep the nose on the runway. I had him rotate at 180 KTS. I reported the shear to tower. We used approximately 10000 ft of 12000 ft of runway. I was just short of applying firewall power. During climb out, the 'a' flight attendant told us they had a strong smell of rubber in the cabin. We did not have it in the cockpit. Upon landing in clt, I wrote the smell up in the logbook. Upon inspection of the aircraft, a mechanic discovered our right nosewheel tire had blown a recap and the entire tire was treadless down to the cord. I reported the incident to our dispatcher to advise den tower of possible FOD on runway 35R.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG SHEDS RECAP OFF ONE OF THE ACFT'S NOSE TIRES DURING TKOF PROC IN LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR CONDITIONS.

Narrative: WE TAXIED TO RWY 35R AT DEN FOR TKOF. IT WAS THE ONLY RWY WITH EXCEPTION FO RWY 35L DUE TO OUR TKOF WT BEING 1500 LBS BELOW GROSS TKOF WT. WINDS WERE VARIABLE 280-260, 25 GUSTING TO 37 KTS. I TOLD THE TWR CTLR WE COULDN'T ACCEPT TKOF WITH ANY GUSTS ABOVE 29 KTS. WE WAITED AND AFTER A COUPLE OF MINS DEN TWR RPTED A WIND 280 DEGS AT 28 KTS. I ACCEPTED AND HE CLRED US FOR TKOF AND ISSUED A WIND SHEAR ADVISORY FOR 15 KTS ON DEP. THE FO WAS FLYING AND I GAVE HIM THE AIRPLANE AFTER RWY ALIGNMENT. IT WAS A MAX PWR TKOF. AFTER PWR WAS SET, I TOOK THE THROTTLES IN MY HAND. OUR CALCULATED V1 SPD WAS 160 KTS WITH VR AT 166 KTS. THIS WAS A VMIN V1 SPD. ACCELERATING THROUGH 120 KTS WE HAD A MOMENTARY STAGNATION IN AIRSPD. AT 140 KTS THE AIRSPD JUMPED TO 150 KTS. AT V1 OF 160 KTS I CALLED V1 STAGNATION. THE AIRSPD STOPPED AT 160 KTS FOR MANY SECONDS. I TOLD THE FO TO KEEP THE NOSE ON THE RWY. I HAD HIM ROTATE AT 180 KTS. I RPTED THE SHEAR TO TWR. WE USED APPROX 10000 FT OF 12000 FT OF RWY. I WAS JUST SHORT OF APPLYING FIREWALL PWR. DURING CLBOUT, THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT TOLD US THEY HAD A STRONG SMELL OF RUBBER IN THE CABIN. WE DID NOT HAVE IT IN THE COCKPIT. UPON LNDG IN CLT, I WROTE THE SMELL UP IN THE LOGBOOK. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ACFT, A MECH DISCOVERED OUR R NOSEWHEEL TIRE HAD BLOWN A RECAP AND THE ENTIRE TIRE WAS TREADLESS DOWN TO THE CORD. I RPTED THE INCIDENT TO OUR DISPATCHER TO ADVISE DEN TWR OF POSSIBLE FOD ON RWY 35R.

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.