Medium large transport loses tire tread on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	279095
Time
Date	199408
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : boi
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 1680
ASRS Report	279095
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After liftoff at boise, the cockpit crew heard a thud. It sounded like a bird strike. The tower called us and said we left pieces of rubber on the runway. A company mechanic later let us know it was a recap from one of our main tires. After talking about the problem with dispatch, maintenance, the captain and I felt it was safer to continue to destination, than return to boise and make a very overweight landing. The landing was normal and uneventful. Fire crews and maintenance checked the aircraft while stopped on the runway and said it was safe to taxi the aircraft to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG LOSES TIRE TREAD ON TKOF.

Narrative: AFTER LIFTOFF AT BOISE, THE COCKPIT CREW HEARD A THUD. IT SOUNDED LIKE A BIRD STRIKE. THE TWR CALLED US AND SAID WE LEFT PIECES OF RUBBER ON THE RWY. A COMPANY MECH LATER LET US KNOW IT WAS A RECAP FROM ONE OF OUR MAIN TIRES. AFTER TALKING ABOUT THE PROB WITH DISPATCH, MAINT, THE CAPT AND I FELT IT WAS SAFER TO CONTINUE TO DEST, THAN RETURN TO BOISE AND MAKE A VERY OVERWT LNDG. THE LNDG WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. FIRE CREWS AND MAINT CHKED THE ACFT WHILE STOPPED ON THE RWY AND SAID IT WAS SAFE TO TAXI THE ACFT TO THE GATE.

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.