Narrative:

On landing narita we had 7 tires blow out. The landing and approach were normal, no problems or indications in the aircraft. No anti-skid lights on, or abnormal brake pressure indications. Flight from hnl to nrt gross weight on takeoff 710000 pounds, right crosswind about 5 KTS approximately 76 degrees F. On pushback we had a problem in hnl. The pushback crew started our pushback, but only went back a few ft. Then started and stopped a few times. They asked us if we had the brakes set -- we did not. Then they said they had borrowed this tug (another airline's). It was smaller and something was wrong with it. We stood by until they got our normal (larger) tug. The pushback from then on was normal. We even started 3 engines on pushback. During our taxi it seemed to take more power than normal to taxi, but we decided that this was a heavy 747-100 and the taxi with 1 engine shut down was under pwred. At that time we started the 4TH engine and had no problems at all with the taxi. On landing in nrt we had a normal touchdown, but the aircraft started to slow very rapidly. Then a strong vibration. We were able to pull off a high speed, never using power. On landing, 7 tires were blown out -- all on the left side. Possible problem: a dragging brake. We have no brake temperature gauges in our -100's so unable to know, or a possible anti-skid problem, with no indication lights in cockpit. I feel our judgements were fine. We had the problems in hnl, but with each problem we had a reason -- small tug and 3 engines. When we got a larger tug, we were fine and when we started our 4TH engine, all was fine. Supplemental information from acn 264814: 7 tires left rubber on runway and the 8TH was flat.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB.

Narrative: ON LNDG NARITA WE HAD 7 TIRES BLOW OUT. THE LNDG AND APCH WERE NORMAL, NO PROBS OR INDICATIONS IN THE ACFT. NO ANTI-SKID LIGHTS ON, OR ABNORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE INDICATIONS. FLT FROM HNL TO NRT GROSS WT ON TKOF 710000 LBS, R XWIND ABOUT 5 KTS APPROX 76 DEGS F. ON PUSHBACK WE HAD A PROB IN HNL. THE PUSHBACK CREW STARTED OUR PUSHBACK, BUT ONLY WENT BACK A FEW FT. THEN STARTED AND STOPPED A FEW TIMES. THEY ASKED US IF WE HAD THE BRAKES SET -- WE DID NOT. THEN THEY SAID THEY HAD BORROWED THIS TUG (ANOTHER AIRLINE'S). IT WAS SMALLER AND SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. WE STOOD BY UNTIL THEY GOT OUR NORMAL (LARGER) TUG. THE PUSHBACK FROM THEN ON WAS NORMAL. WE EVEN STARTED 3 ENGS ON PUSHBACK. DURING OUR TAXI IT SEEMED TO TAKE MORE PWR THAN NORMAL TO TAXI, BUT WE DECIDED THAT THIS WAS A HVY 747-100 AND THE TAXI WITH 1 ENG SHUT DOWN WAS UNDER PWRED. AT THAT TIME WE STARTED THE 4TH ENG AND HAD NO PROBS AT ALL WITH THE TAXI. ON LNDG IN NRT WE HAD A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN, BUT THE ACFT STARTED TO SLOW VERY RAPIDLY. THEN A STRONG VIBRATION. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF A HIGH SPD, NEVER USING PWR. ON LNDG, 7 TIRES WERE BLOWN OUT -- ALL ON THE L SIDE. POSSIBLE PROB: A DRAGGING BRAKE. WE HAVE NO BRAKE TEMP GAUGES IN OUR -100'S SO UNABLE TO KNOW, OR A POSSIBLE ANTI-SKID PROB, WITH NO INDICATION LIGHTS IN COCKPIT. I FEEL OUR JUDGEMENTS WERE FINE. WE HAD THE PROBS IN HNL, BUT WITH EACH PROB WE HAD A REASON -- SMALL TUG AND 3 ENGS. WHEN WE GOT A LARGER TUG, WE WERE FINE AND WHEN WE STARTED OUR 4TH ENG, ALL WAS FINE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 264814: 7 TIRES LEFT RUBBER ON RWY AND THE 8TH WAS FLAT.

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.