<< >> NASA ASRS Report 394699, February 1998

A DC9 in a night takeoff loses 1 recap off 1 main left tire. Emergency declared and aircraft return land..

Attributes
ACN	394699
Time
Date	199802
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ind tower : ind
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other 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 : 230 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	394699
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	395208
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At V1 felt small bump. Rotated at vr. With positive rate of climb first officer noted that left main landing gear green light was out and left main gear red unsafe gear light was on. Asked for 3000 ft for final altitude and vectors in the local area until damage could be assessed. Did not raise gear. Visual inspection of gear down lock indicator showed gear was down and locked. Ground personnel at airport reported that a main gear tire cap was found on the departure runway. Unable to assess if there was any further damage to aircraft, prepared cabin for an emergency landing. Landing accomplished without incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 IN A NIGHT TKOF LOSES 1 RECAP OFF 1 MAIN L TIRE. EMER DECLARED AND ACFT RETURN LAND..

Narrative: AT V1 FELT SMALL BUMP. ROTATED AT VR. WITH POSITIVE RATE OF CLB FO NOTED THAT L MAIN LNDG GEAR GREEN LIGHT WAS OUT AND L MAIN GEAR RED UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT WAS ON. ASKED FOR 3000 FT FOR FINAL ALT AND VECTORS IN THE LCL AREA UNTIL DAMAGE COULD BE ASSESSED. DID NOT RAISE GEAR. VISUAL INSPECTION OF GEAR DOWN LOCK INDICATOR SHOWED GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. GND PERSONNEL AT ARPT RPTED THAT A MAIN GEAR TIRE CAP WAS FOUND ON THE DEP RWY. UNABLE TO ASSESS IF THERE WAS ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO ACFT, PREPARED CABIN FOR AN EMER LNDG. LNDG ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.