Narrative:

As we lifted off the runway we heard the aircraft taking position (behind us) report rubber and metal debris on the runway we had just departed. Left gear down and leveled off to hear what it was -- tire and landing gear door. Suspected it was ours. Told flight attendants we may have a problem and they confirmed hearing noise at start of takeoff roll. Vectored in holding pattern for about 1 hour while we conferred with maintenance, dispatch, etc, burned fuel down to landing weight and prepared the cabin for a possible evacuate/evacuation. Landed normally at mia (longer runways, better emergency facilities) after a low pass to check gear (nothing abnormal seen from tower nor from another air carrier). Taxied off and stopped with fire trucks/maintenance observing -- no fire -- so we received a tow to the gate. No injuries but substantial damage to main landing gear, flaps and underside of wing area. Company had reported defective tires on this fleet. Cockpit resource management training worked well. A company omc and captain worked with maintenance/dispatch and cabin crew while I (copilot) flew the airplane and monitored ATC. Fortunately, WX was good and traffic light. Felt we had plenty of time to prepare, do procedures and make a good decision. Captain was a good manager and teamwork was strong. Would like to emphasize for flight attendants to be more willing to report irregularities to cockpit -- although we were beginning the takeoff so there was very little time to do this before high speed regime made it inappropriate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BLOWN TIRE ON TKOF.

Narrative: AS WE LIFTED OFF THE RWY WE HEARD THE ACFT TAKING POS (BEHIND US) RPT RUBBER AND METAL DEBRIS ON THE RWY WE HAD JUST DEPARTED. LEFT GEAR DOWN AND LEVELED OFF TO HEAR WHAT IT WAS -- TIRE AND LNDG GEAR DOOR. SUSPECTED IT WAS OURS. TOLD FLT ATTENDANTS WE MAY HAVE A PROB AND THEY CONFIRMED HEARING NOISE AT START OF TKOF ROLL. VECTORED IN HOLDING PATTERN FOR ABOUT 1 HR WHILE WE CONFERRED WITH MAINT, DISPATCH, ETC, BURNED FUEL DOWN TO LNDG WT AND PREPARED THE CABIN FOR A POSSIBLE EVAC. LANDED NORMALLY AT MIA (LONGER RWYS, BETTER EMER FACILITIES) AFTER A LOW PASS TO CHK GEAR (NOTHING ABNORMAL SEEN FROM TWR NOR FROM ANOTHER ACR). TAXIED OFF AND STOPPED WITH FIRE TRUCKS/MAINT OBSERVING -- NO FIRE -- SO WE RECEIVED A TOW TO THE GATE. NO INJURIES BUT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MAIN LNDG GEAR, FLAPS AND UNDERSIDE OF WING AREA. COMPANY HAD RPTED DEFECTIVE TIRES ON THIS FLEET. COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT TRAINING WORKED WELL. A COMPANY OMC AND CAPT WORKED WITH MAINT/DISPATCH AND CABIN CREW WHILE I (COPLT) FLEW THE AIRPLANE AND MONITORED ATC. FORTUNATELY, WX WAS GOOD AND TFC LIGHT. FELT WE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO PREPARE, DO PROCS AND MAKE A GOOD DECISION. CAPT WAS A GOOD MGR AND TEAMWORK WAS STRONG. WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE FOR FLT ATTENDANTS TO BE MORE WILLING TO RPT IRREGULARITIES TO COCKPIT -- ALTHOUGH WE WERE BEGINNING THE TKOF SO THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TIME TO DO THIS BEFORE HIGH SPD REGIME MADE IT INAPPROPRIATE.

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.