Blown tires on landing.

Attributes
ACN	305653
Time
Date	199505
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : nrt
State Reference	FO
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	B747-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 8
ASRS Report	305653
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 flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On touchdown at narita, we experienced abnormal deceleration and pulling to the right although runway centerline was maintained with normal control inputs. During rollout 'anti-skid hydraulic' light and 'body gear not centered' light came on. Aircraft rolled to a stop just off the runway without the use of brakes. When facility and maintenance personnel checked the area, no fire or smoke was reported but 8 tires were blown -- all the right main and body gear tires. We had an unusually difficult time getting started on our pushback in hnl and the aircraft took an unusually high thrust setting to taxi out. We discussed the fact that we may have a hot brake problem in narita, so the plan was to keep braking to a minimum. As it turned out, the tires blew on touchdown. It's very difficult to know when these brakes are overheated (this model 747-100 has no brake temperature gauge).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BLOWN TIRES ON LNDG.

Narrative: ON TOUCHDOWN AT NARITA, WE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL DECELERATION AND PULLING TO THE R ALTHOUGH RWY CTRLINE WAS MAINTAINED WITH NORMAL CTL INPUTS. DURING ROLLOUT 'ANTI-SKID HYD' LIGHT AND 'BODY GEAR NOT CTRED' LIGHT CAME ON. ACFT ROLLED TO A STOP JUST OFF THE RWY WITHOUT THE USE OF BRAKES. WHEN FACILITY AND MAINT PERSONNEL CHKED THE AREA, NO FIRE OR SMOKE WAS RPTED BUT 8 TIRES WERE BLOWN -- ALL THE R MAIN AND BODY GEAR TIRES. WE HAD AN UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING STARTED ON OUR PUSHBACK IN HNL AND THE ACFT TOOK AN UNUSUALLY HIGH THRUST SETTING TO TAXI OUT. WE DISCUSSED THE FACT THAT WE MAY HAVE A HOT BRAKE PROB IN NARITA, SO THE PLAN WAS TO KEEP BRAKING TO A MINIMUM. AS IT TURNED OUT, THE TIRES BLEW ON TOUCHDOWN. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN THESE BRAKES ARE OVERHEATED (THIS MODEL 747-100 HAS NO BRAKE TEMP GAUGE).

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.