Narrative:

On dec xx 1996 at KK52Z, while serving as flying PIC of air carrier flight sfo-ord, upon touchdown the #1 and #3 main landing tires failed. The aircraft had been vectored in icing conditions to an ILS runway 14L approach. The crew was briefed on the approach, turnoff and parking, to include arming the autobrakes in accordance with company aircraft operating manual page which is a reprint of the boeing aircraft manual. The WX condition as advertised on the ord ATIS was measured ceiling 800 ft broken, visibility 1 SM restr by blowing snow, surface temperature 32 degrees F with wind 140 degrees at 12 KTS. 'Braking action advisories in effect.' ATC was advised, flight taxied to ramp without further incident. Decision making process of arming autobrakes criticized by chief pilot, director of operations, and owner per chief pilot. Chief pilot relayed that you shouldn't use a procedure that no one else uses. I countered, that is what I learned at a major airline that he and I had both worked for. He advised me that our maintenance program is substandard and that I should have anticipated a system failure. I was directed to write a statement justifying my actions. That being completed, I await further response. This is another example of safety being compromised for bottom line financial reasons. It is a balancing act of safety and profits. It has been my experience at numerous supplemental acrs that safety is the one being sacrificed. I believe the FAA and DOT owe the public, and those of us tasked with flying less than properly maintain aircraft, the respect to go and seriously determine if these carriers are fit to operate as a business.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UPON LNDG AT ORD, A B727 HAS 2 TIRES FAIL. RPTR INDICATES IT IS BECAUSE HE USED ANTI-SKID WHICH FAILED. ACR POLICY IS NOT TO USE ANTI-SKID.

Narrative: ON DEC XX 1996 AT KK52Z, WHILE SERVING AS FLYING PIC OF ACR FLT SFO-ORD, UPON TOUCHDOWN THE #1 AND #3 MAIN LNDG TIRES FAILED. THE ACFT HAD BEEN VECTORED IN ICING CONDITIONS TO AN ILS RWY 14L APCH. THE CREW WAS BRIEFED ON THE APCH, TURNOFF AND PARKING, TO INCLUDE ARMING THE AUTOBRAKES IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY ACFT OPERATING MANUAL PAGE WHICH IS A REPRINT OF THE BOEING ACFT MANUAL. THE WX CONDITION AS ADVERTISED ON THE ORD ATIS WAS MEASURED CEILING 800 FT BROKEN, VISIBILITY 1 SM RESTR BY BLOWING SNOW, SURFACE TEMP 32 DEGS F WITH WIND 140 DEGS AT 12 KTS. 'BRAKING ACTION ADVISORIES IN EFFECT.' ATC WAS ADVISED, FLT TAXIED TO RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DECISION MAKING PROCESS OF ARMING AUTOBRAKES CRITICIZED BY CHIEF PLT, DIRECTOR OF OPS, AND OWNER PER CHIEF PLT. CHIEF PLT RELAYED THAT YOU SHOULDN'T USE A PROC THAT NO ONE ELSE USES. I COUNTERED, THAT IS WHAT I LEARNED AT A MAJOR AIRLINE THAT HE AND I HAD BOTH WORKED FOR. HE ADVISED ME THAT OUR MAINT PROGRAM IS SUBSTANDARD AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED A SYS FAILURE. I WAS DIRECTED TO WRITE A STATEMENT JUSTIFYING MY ACTIONS. THAT BEING COMPLETED, I AWAIT FURTHER RESPONSE. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SAFETY BEING COMPROMISED FOR BOTTOM LINE FINANCIAL REASONS. IT IS A BALANCING ACT OF SAFETY AND PROFITS. IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE AT NUMEROUS SUPPLEMENTAL ACRS THAT SAFETY IS THE ONE BEING SACRIFICED. I BELIEVE THE FAA AND DOT OWE THE PUBLIC, AND THOSE OF US TASKED WITH FLYING LESS THAN PROPERLY MAINTAIN ACFT, THE RESPECT TO GO AND SERIOUSLY DETERMINE IF THESE CARRIERS ARE FIT TO OPERATE AS A BUSINESS.

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.