Runway condition surface roughness. Air carrier captain reports that the entire surface of runway 2-...

Attributes
ACN	316556
Time
Date	199509
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ogg
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sea
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	316556
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

The usual touchdown zones for runway 2/20, along with the rollout areas have become rough and uneven causing the aircraft to vibrate on takeoff and lndgs. Several aircraft have blown tires and it is believed that the uneven surface was a contributing factor. Airport needs to develop and implement a more aggressive runway maintenance program. In addition, the runway needs to be extended to add more safety when operating in the usual windshear conditions at the maui airport. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: this report from a B737-300 captain is similar to a problem at hnl reported by another captain. In this case runway 2/20 is breaking up along its entire surface and needs, at least, to be capped according to the reporter. The other runway 5/23 would be used while runway 2/20 is being repaired. However, the state says that there is no money for repairs and additionally, a group of homeowners have gotten an injunction against operations from runway 5/23 because of the extra noise. The reporter claims that the surface of runway 2/20 is so bad that aircraft are blowing tires and that an air carrier DC10 almost went off the end of this runway last week due to blown tires. The captain said that perhaps the only solution would be to close the airport at ogg for the time it would take to correctly repair the entire surface of runway 2/20. Still someone or some entity will have to pay for it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY CONDITION SURFACE ROUGHNESS. ACR CAPT RPTS THAT THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF RWY 2-20 AT OGG IS SO ROUGH THAT ACFT ARE BLOWING THEIR TIRES.

Narrative: THE USUAL TOUCHDOWN ZONES FOR RWY 2/20, ALONG WITH THE ROLLOUT AREAS HAVE BECOME ROUGH AND UNEVEN CAUSING THE ACFT TO VIBRATE ON TKOF AND LNDGS. SEVERAL ACFT HAVE BLOWN TIRES AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE UNEVEN SURFACE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. ARPT NEEDS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A MORE AGGRESSIVE RWY MAINT PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THE RWY NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO ADD MORE SAFETY WHEN OPERATING IN THE USUAL WINDSHEAR CONDITIONS AT THE MAUI ARPT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THIS RPT FROM A B737-300 CAPT IS SIMILAR TO A PROB AT HNL RPTED BY ANOTHER CAPT. IN THIS CASE RWY 2/20 IS BREAKING UP ALONG ITS ENTIRE SURFACE AND NEEDS, AT LEAST, TO BE CAPPED ACCORDING TO THE RPTR. THE OTHER RWY 5/23 WOULD BE USED WHILE RWY 2/20 IS BEING REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE STATE SAYS THAT THERE IS NO MONEY FOR REPAIRS AND ADDITIONALLY, A GROUP OF HOMEOWNERS HAVE GOTTEN AN INJUNCTION AGAINST OPS FROM RWY 5/23 BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA NOISE. THE RPTR CLAIMS THAT THE SURFACE OF RWY 2/20 IS SO BAD THAT ACFT ARE BLOWING TIRES AND THAT AN ACR DC10 ALMOST WENT OFF THE END OF THIS RWY LAST WK DUE TO BLOWN TIRES. THE CAPT SAID THAT PERHAPS THE ONLY SOLUTION WOULD BE TO CLOSE THE ARPT AT OGG FOR THE TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO CORRECTLY REPAIR THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF RWY 2/20. STILL SOMEONE OR SOME ENTITY WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

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.

Runway condition surface roughness. Air carrier captain reports that the entire surface of runway 2-20 at ogg is so rough that aircraft are blowing their tires.