An MD88 landing on a wet runway at dca blows the 2 right side tires, effectively closing the runway ...

Attributes
ACN	397418
Time
Date	199803
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : holding landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 62 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 62
ASRS Report	397418
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight from atl to dca on mar/fri/98. The captain of this flight was the PF. I was first officer. The aircraft was an MD88. Preflight taxi, takeoff, climb and cruise were uneventful. Some deviation en route ensued due to severe WX over north carolina and virginia. Dca WX was reported via ATIS as 900 ft overcast, 5 mi visibility, light rain and winds 080 degrees 13 KTS. We briefed for and received vectors for the runway 36 ILS. The briefing included the use of medium autobrakes. We intercepted the localizer and the dca tower advised us that the runway was wet. Bug speed for the 40 degree flap approach and landing was 134 KTS. We intercepted and flew the GS, breaking out at approximately 800 ft MSL. Touchdown occurred on speed and in the touchdown zone approximately 1000 ft down the runway. The captain applied reverse thrust and manual braking was applied well before the 3000 ft remaining point. The anti-skid was not felt cycling but the aircraft did continue to slow. We noticed some mild vibration which seemed normal for the amount of braking. The captain slowed to normal taxi speed for the 90 degree left turn onto taxiway J at the end of runway 36. We reported braking action as 'fair.' while exiting the runway we noted moderate vibration and the aircraft was listing to starboard. The captain stated that we may have blown both tires on the right side. The captain elected to stop the aircraft prior to clearing the runway. We notified the tower of our situation and the runway was closed with emergency equipment responding -- passenger and air carrier ramp were advised. Maintenance confirmed that both tires had deflated. Passenger and baggage were off-loaded, fuel was then xferred to the left tank and we were towed clear of the runway to a nearby pad for gear maintenance. The captain and I debriefed with the dca station manager and the captain contacted the appropriate flight operations management personnel. We were released at approximately AB00 hours pm EST.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 LNDG ON A WET RWY AT DCA BLOWS THE 2 R SIDE TIRES, EFFECTIVELY CLOSING THE RWY WHEN THE CAPT ELECTS TO NOT TAXI THE ACFT WITH DEFLATED TIRES.

Narrative: FLT FROM ATL TO DCA ON MAR/FRI/98. THE CAPT OF THIS FLT WAS THE PF. I WAS FO. THE ACFT WAS AN MD88. PREFLT TAXI, TKOF, CLB AND CRUISE WERE UNEVENTFUL. SOME DEV ENRTE ENSUED DUE TO SEVERE WX OVER NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. DCA WX WAS RPTED VIA ATIS AS 900 FT OVCST, 5 MI VISIBILITY, LIGHT RAIN AND WINDS 080 DEGS 13 KTS. WE BRIEFED FOR AND RECEIVED VECTORS FOR THE RWY 36 ILS. THE BRIEFING INCLUDED THE USE OF MEDIUM AUTOBRAKES. WE INTERCEPTED THE LOC AND THE DCA TWR ADVISED US THAT THE RWY WAS WET. BUG SPD FOR THE 40 DEG FLAP APCH AND LNDG WAS 134 KTS. WE INTERCEPTED AND FLEW THE GS, BREAKING OUT AT APPROX 800 FT MSL. TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED ON SPD AND IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE APPROX 1000 FT DOWN THE RWY. THE CAPT APPLIED REVERSE THRUST AND MANUAL BRAKING WAS APPLIED WELL BEFORE THE 3000 FT REMAINING POINT. THE ANTI-SKID WAS NOT FELT CYCLING BUT THE ACFT DID CONTINUE TO SLOW. WE NOTICED SOME MILD VIBRATION WHICH SEEMED NORMAL FOR THE AMOUNT OF BRAKING. THE CAPT SLOWED TO NORMAL TAXI SPD FOR THE 90 DEG L TURN ONTO TXWY J AT THE END OF RWY 36. WE RPTED BRAKING ACTION AS 'FAIR.' WHILE EXITING THE RWY WE NOTED MODERATE VIBRATION AND THE ACFT WAS LISTING TO STARBOARD. THE CAPT STATED THAT WE MAY HAVE BLOWN BOTH TIRES ON THE R SIDE. THE CAPT ELECTED TO STOP THE ACFT PRIOR TO CLRING THE RWY. WE NOTIFIED THE TWR OF OUR SIT AND THE RWY WAS CLOSED WITH EMER EQUIP RESPONDING -- PAX AND ACR RAMP WERE ADVISED. MAINT CONFIRMED THAT BOTH TIRES HAD DEFLATED. PAX AND BAGGAGE WERE OFF-LOADED, FUEL WAS THEN XFERRED TO THE L TANK AND WE WERE TOWED CLR OF THE RWY TO A NEARBY PAD FOR GEAR MAINT. THE CAPT AND I DEBRIEFED WITH THE DCA STATION MGR AND THE CAPT CONTACTED THE APPROPRIATE FLT OPS MGMNT PERSONNEL. WE WERE RELEASED AT APPROX AB00 HRS PM EST.

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.

An MD88 landing on a wet runway at dca blows the 2 right side tires, effectively closing the runway when the captain elects to not taxi the aircraft with deflated tires.