Aircraft equipment problem -- the #4 main gear tire failed after touchdown. Aircraft towed to termin...

Attributes
ACN	301582
Time
Date	199504
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	301582
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	301581
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After normal landing and touchdown. #4 tire failed. Aircraft cleared runway and was inspected by ponya fire department and air carrier maintenance. Aircraft was towed to terminal and passenger disembarked. No injuries or further problems reported.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB -- THE #4 MAIN GEAR TIRE FAILED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. ACFT TOWED TO TERMINAL.

Narrative: AFTER NORMAL LNDG AND TOUCHDOWN. #4 TIRE FAILED. ACFT CLRED RWY AND WAS INSPECTED BY PONYA FIRE DEPT AND ACR MAINT. ACFT WAS TOWED TO TERMINAL AND PAX DISEMBARKED. NO INJURIES OR FURTHER PROBS RPTED.

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 problem -- the #4 main gear tire failed after touchdown. Aircraft towed to terminal.