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Medium large transport is notified while airborne that they may have blown a tire. Indications normal until gear extension when red gear unsafe light is on. Passenger prepared. Fly-by's made, safe landing made.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 375082 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 375082 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Although there were no indications in the cockpit at the time, the #3 main tire blew out on takeoff at stl. Rdu approach control relayed a message from stl that we might have blown a tire. Our first indication of a problem was when we extended the gear for landing at rdu. The right main gear green light was out and the red gear unsafe light was on. The cabin attendants were briefed on the situation and they prepared the passenger for the landing. The down lock check from the cabin was inconclusive. Several fly-by's were made followed by an uneventful landing with the emergency crews standing by. Gear pins were installed on the runway and then we were towed to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG IS NOTIFIED WHILE AIRBORNE THAT THEY MAY HAVE BLOWN A TIRE. INDICATIONS NORMAL UNTIL GEAR EXTENSION WHEN RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT IS ON. PAX PREPARED. FLY-BY'S MADE, SAFE LNDG MADE.
Narrative: ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT AT THE TIME, THE #3 MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT ON TKOF AT STL. RDU APCH CTL RELAYED A MESSAGE FROM STL THAT WE MIGHT HAVE BLOWN A TIRE. OUR FIRST INDICATION OF A PROB WAS WHEN WE EXTENDED THE GEAR FOR LNDG AT RDU. THE R MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT WAS OUT AND THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ON. THE CABIN ATTENDANTS WERE BRIEFED ON THE SIT AND THEY PREPARED THE PAX FOR THE LNDG. THE DOWN LOCK CHK FROM THE CABIN WAS INCONCLUSIVE. SEVERAL FLY-BY'S WERE MADE FOLLOWED BY AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WITH THE EMER CREWS STANDING BY. GEAR PINS WERE INSTALLED ON THE RWY AND THEN WE WERE TOWED TO THE GATE.
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.