Aircraft equipment problem -- air carrier had a tire cap come off on takeoff damaging some of the eq...

Attributes
ACN	304976
Time
Date	199505
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las
State Reference	NV
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	B727-200
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 pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	304976
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 : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	305266
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After departing runway 25R las we climbed to FL290. ATC then informed us that tire debris was discovered on the runway and it might be from any aircraft that recently departed. We checked with las maintenance and determined it was the same type tire we use. As a precaution, we had emergency equipment standing by for our landing in dtw. Approach was uneventful except for a minor leading edge flap problem which was quickly corrected using cockpit operation manual procedure. Landing was uneventful and crash fire rescue equipment personnel inspected tires after we cleared runway 03R in dtw. They informed us of damage to #4 main tire. We requested our company maintenance to inspect damage before proceeding further. Company maintenance came out to taxiway to inspect and cleared us to taxi to gate. Upon arrival at gate, we observed damage to gear door, trailing edge flap, spoiler, and #3 engine cowl. Taxied with flaps extended to prevent further damage and informed ground control. Released aircraft to maintenance at gate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the captain said that the tire cap, only, separated and the tire remained inflated throughout the incident. There was extensive damage to the B727-200, however. The captain complemented the flight crew for their performance and for their use of good cockpit resource management.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB -- ACR HAD A TIRE CAP COME OFF ON TKOF DAMAGING SOME OF THE EQUIP ON THAT SIDE OF THE ACFT. DEST LNDG ON THE STILL INFLATED TIRE WAS WITHOUT FURTHER PROB.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING RWY 25R LAS WE CLBED TO FL290. ATC THEN INFORMED US THAT TIRE DEBRIS WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RWY AND IT MIGHT BE FROM ANY ACFT THAT RECENTLY DEPARTED. WE CHKED WITH LAS MAINT AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE SAME TYPE TIRE WE USE. AS A PRECAUTION, WE HAD EMER EQUIP STANDING BY FOR OUR LNDG IN DTW. APCH WAS UNEVENTFUL EXCEPT FOR A MINOR LEADING EDGE FLAP PROB WHICH WAS QUICKLY CORRECTED USING COCKPIT OP MANUAL PROC. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND CFR PERSONNEL INSPECTED TIRES AFTER WE CLRED RWY 03R IN DTW. THEY INFORMED US OF DAMAGE TO #4 MAIN TIRE. WE REQUESTED OUR COMPANY MAINT TO INSPECT DAMAGE BEFORE PROCEEDING FURTHER. COMPANY MAINT CAME OUT TO TXWY TO INSPECT AND CLRED US TO TAXI TO GATE. UPON ARR AT GATE, WE OBSERVED DAMAGE TO GEAR DOOR, TRAILING EDGE FLAP, SPOILER, AND #3 ENG COWL. TAXIED WITH FLAPS EXTENDED TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE AND INFORMED GND CTL. RELEASED ACFT TO MAINT AT GATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE CAPT SAID THAT THE TIRE CAP, ONLY, SEPARATED AND THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE B727-200, HOWEVER. THE CAPT COMPLEMENTED THE FLC FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE AND FOR THEIR USE OF GOOD COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT.

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 -- air carrier had a tire cap come off on takeoff damaging some of the equipment on that side of the aircraft. Destination landing on the still inflated tire was without further problem.