Narrative:

After takeoff from runway 27R, atl, tower was notified by the flight departing after us that we had blown a tire on our departure from atl. Gear retraction was already completed by the time we received word of the blown tire. The flight behind later relayed the tire blew in the vicinity after taxiway D. We witnessed no adverse yaw or pull, no vibrations out of the ordinary and no noise was heard in the cockpit. No cockpit indications were visible or present. After our so conferred with our dispatcher, it was decided the best solution was to continue to lax. Once things got back to normal so went back to the aft cabin to do a visual inspection of the wing area with no damage sighted. Approximately 40 mins out of lax, we notified ZLA that we had a blown tire and to advise the tower in lax that we request runway 25R due to length and to have the emergency equipment standby as a precautionary measure in case of additional tire failures, wheel or brake fire. We advised our passenger and flight attendants of the situation and that we thought a normal landing would be completed. An emergency was not declared! A normal landing was made on runway 25R, exiting the runway at taxiway 47 followed by a right turn onto taxiway J bringing the aircraft to a stop then having the emergency crew to examine the right main gear for damage or excessive heat or fire. No damage or heat/fire was discovered so we proceeded to the gate in lax. Upon inspection, I found the left front tire on the right main without a cap and tire was still on the rim. Only damage to the aircraft was a dent under the wing aft of the landing gear. Tire was deflated.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. BLOWN MAIN TIRE.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM RWY 27R, ATL, TWR WAS NOTIFIED BY THE FLT DEPARTING AFTER US THAT WE HAD BLOWN A TIRE ON OUR DEP FROM ATL. GEAR RETRACTION WAS ALREADY COMPLETED BY THE TIME WE RECEIVED WORD OF THE BLOWN TIRE. THE FLT BEHIND LATER RELAYED THE TIRE BLEW IN THE VICINITY AFTER TXWY D. WE WITNESSED NO ADVERSE YAW OR PULL, NO VIBRATIONS OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND NO NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE COCKPIT. NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS WERE VISIBLE OR PRESENT. AFTER OUR SO CONFERRED WITH OUR DISPATCHER, IT WAS DECIDED THE BEST SOLUTION WAS TO CONTINUE TO LAX. ONCE THINGS GOT BACK TO NORMAL SO WENT BACK TO THE AFT CABIN TO DO A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE WING AREA WITH NO DAMAGE SIGHTED. APPROX 40 MINS OUT OF LAX, WE NOTIFIED ZLA THAT WE HAD A BLOWN TIRE AND TO ADVISE THE TWR IN LAX THAT WE REQUEST RWY 25R DUE TO LENGTH AND TO HAVE THE EMER EQUIP STANDBY AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE IN CASE OF ADDITIONAL TIRE FAILURES, WHEEL OR BRAKE FIRE. WE ADVISED OUR PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS OF THE SIT AND THAT WE THOUGHT A NORMAL LNDG WOULD BE COMPLETED. AN EMER WAS NOT DECLARED! A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE ON RWY 25R, EXITING THE RWY AT TXWY 47 FOLLOWED BY A R TURN ONTO TXWY J BRINGING THE ACFT TO A STOP THEN HAVING THE EMER CREW TO EXAMINE THE R MAIN GEAR FOR DAMAGE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT OR FIRE. NO DAMAGE OR HEAT/FIRE WAS DISCOVERED SO WE PROCEEDED TO THE GATE IN LAX. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THE L FRONT TIRE ON THE R MAIN WITHOUT A CAP AND TIRE WAS STILL ON THE RIM. ONLY DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS A DENT UNDER THE WING AFT OF THE LNDG GEAR. TIRE WAS DEFLATED.

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.