Aircraft equipment malfunction detected on takeoff procedure rotation. Tire tread separated from nos...

Attributes
ACN	273315
Time
Date	199406
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
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	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 185 flight time total : 16200 flight time type : 4660
ASRS Report	273315
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time type : 45
ASRS Report	273745
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At rotation felt and heard nose tire throw tread. Airport inspected runway and found only tire tread. It was concluded by that and talking to maintenance that the tread had been thrown but tire was still inflated in all probability. Also, all aircraft system checked normal and aircraft flew normally. Continued flight to ord. Normal landing with emergency equipment standing by. After landing, nose gear inspected and found right tire inflated but without tread. Taxied to gate. Both nose tires were replaced. Dent found just aft of nose gear well. 3 screws placed in skin in place of 3 loose rivets. Maintenance sign-off and aircraft flew normally on a return trip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP MALFUNCTION DETECTED ON TKOF PROC ROTATION. TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM NOSEWHEEL.

Narrative: AT ROTATION FELT AND HEARD NOSE TIRE THROW TREAD. ARPT INSPECTED RWY AND FOUND ONLY TIRE TREAD. IT WAS CONCLUDED BY THAT AND TALKING TO MAINT THAT THE TREAD HAD BEEN THROWN BUT TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED IN ALL PROBABILITY. ALSO, ALL ACFT SYS CHKED NORMAL AND ACFT FLEW NORMALLY. CONTINUED FLT TO ORD. NORMAL LNDG WITH EMER EQUIP STANDING BY. AFTER LNDG, NOSE GEAR INSPECTED AND FOUND R TIRE INFLATED BUT WITHOUT TREAD. TAXIED TO GATE. BOTH NOSE TIRES WERE REPLACED. DENT FOUND JUST AFT OF NOSE GEAR WELL. 3 SCREWS PLACED IN SKIN IN PLACE OF 3 LOOSE RIVETS. MAINT SIGN-OFF AND ACFT FLEW NORMALLY ON A RETURN TRIP.

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.

Aircraft equipment malfunction detected on takeoff procedure rotation. Tire tread separated from nosewheel.