Narrative:

After departure from atl we were contacted by ZTL and informed that tire fragments had been found on runway 26L at atl and were suspected to be from an X air carrier aircraft that had departed prior to us or from our aircraft. Contacted air carrier dispatch and asked for an inquiry as to the possibility of X air carrier being involved in this incident. Meanwhile, the tire pieces were taken to our maintenance personnel in atl and were confirmed to be our tire type. We were informed some time later of this confirmation by dispatch. We proceeded to ord at long range cruise. Completely briefed the flight attendants of the situation and requested they do a long preparation for evacuation. The first officer visually checked the main go around viewports and could see nothing. Continued to keep dispatch updated as to our position and requested to do a fly-by at ord runway 27R for a visual inspection of the left main gear by tower personnel, and requested the emergency equipment be standing by. A VFR fly-by revealed the #1 main landing gear tire was damaged. Returned for a VFR approach to runway 27L at ord. Reviewed irregular procedure for unsafe gear for additional guidance. Made a full flaps landing without incident. Remained on the centerline of runway 27L and stopped aircraft on runway. Passenger were told to remain seated. Emergency equipment met aircraft, advised us no obvious collateral damage noted. Portable stairs were brought to aircraft and passenger were deplaned normally and bussed to main terminal. Flight crew performed all required checklists, then transferred aircraft control to maintenance.

Related reports:

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MAIN GEAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED ON TKOF. RPTR WAS NOTIFIED ENRTE AND MADE AN EMER LNDG AT DEST.

Narrative: AFTER DEP FROM ATL WE WERE CONTACTED BY ZTL AND INFORMED THAT TIRE FRAGMENTS HAD BEEN FOUND ON RWY 26L AT ATL AND WERE SUSPECTED TO BE FROM AN X ACR ACFT THAT HAD DEPARTED PRIOR TO US OR FROM OUR ACFT. CONTACTED ACR DISPATCH AND ASKED FOR AN INQUIRY AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF X ACR BEING INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. MEANWHILE, THE TIRE PIECES WERE TAKEN TO OUR MAINT PERSONNEL IN ATL AND WERE CONFIRMED TO BE OUR TIRE TYPE. WE WERE INFORMED SOME TIME LATER OF THIS CONFIRMATION BY DISPATCH. WE PROCEEDED TO ORD AT LONG RANGE CRUISE. COMPLETELY BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANTS OF THE SIT AND REQUESTED THEY DO A LONG PREPARATION FOR EVACUATION. THE FO VISUALLY CHKED THE MAIN GAR VIEWPORTS AND COULD SEE NOTHING. CONTINUED TO KEEP DISPATCH UPDATED AS TO OUR POS AND REQUESTED TO DO A FLY-BY AT ORD RWY 27R FOR A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE L MAIN GEAR BY TWR PERSONNEL, AND REQUESTED THE EMER EQUIP BE STANDING BY. A VFR FLY-BY REVEALED THE #1 MAIN LNDG GEAR TIRE WAS DAMAGED. RETURNED FOR A VFR APCH TO RWY 27L AT ORD. REVIEWED IRREGULAR PROC FOR UNSAFE GEAR FOR ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE. MADE A FULL FLAPS LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMAINED ON THE CTRLINE OF RWY 27L AND STOPPED ACFT ON RWY. PAX WERE TOLD TO REMAIN SEATED. EMER EQUIP MET ACFT, ADVISED US NO OBVIOUS COLLATERAL DAMAGE NOTED. PORTABLE STAIRS WERE BROUGHT TO ACFT AND PAX WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY AND BUSSED TO MAIN TERMINAL. FLC PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED CHKLISTS, THEN TRANSFERRED ACFT CTL TO MAINT.

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.