<< >> NASA ASRS Report 311490, July 1995

Medium large transport hits foreign object with the nose tires during takeoff. No damage to the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	311490
Time
Date	199507
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
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	B737-200
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
Experience	flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	311490
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	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:

At lift off (first officer flying) upon gear retraction, we heard a thud like a thrown tread. Notified tower to check for potential foreign object damage on runway, negative findings. Contacted dispatch and elected to continue to phx for a tower flyby. At 12000 ft MSL I elected to have first officer lower gear to see if I could actually see anything other than gear down markers. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to see nose tires rotating in the breeze with no apparent damage. In all of my simulator scenarios we have never been told you could actually see the tires. This is a good idea if you have any potential nose gear difficulties. No problem with the fly-by in phx. Landing was normal. Postflt revealed a black rubber mark about 6 ft behind nosewheel. Must have been foreign object damage on runway because nose tires were okay.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HITS FOREIGN OBJECT WITH THE NOSE TIRES DURING TKOF. NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: AT LIFT OFF (FO FLYING) UPON GEAR RETRACTION, WE HEARD A THUD LIKE A THROWN TREAD. NOTIFIED TWR TO CHK FOR POTENTIAL FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE ON RWY, NEGATIVE FINDINGS. CONTACTED DISPATCH AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO PHX FOR A TWR FLYBY. AT 12000 FT MSL I ELECTED TO HAVE FO LOWER GEAR TO SEE IF I COULD ACTUALLY SEE ANYTHING OTHER THAN GEAR DOWN MARKERS. I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO BE ABLE TO SEE NOSE TIRES ROTATING IN THE BREEZE WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE. IN ALL OF MY SIMULATOR SCENARIOS WE HAVE NEVER BEEN TOLD YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE TIRES. THIS IS A GOOD IDEA IF YOU HAVE ANY POTENTIAL NOSE GEAR DIFFICULTIES. NO PROB WITH THE FLY-BY IN PHX. LNDG WAS NORMAL. POSTFLT REVEALED A BLACK RUBBER MARK ABOUT 6 FT BEHIND NOSEWHEEL. MUST HAVE BEEN FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE ON RWY BECAUSE NOSE TIRES WERE OKAY.

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.