A DC9 on landing rollout had a left main landing gear tire fail.

Attributes
ACN	398060
Time
Date	199803
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	398060
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical 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:

During landing rollout, left main tire blew. Safety crews inspected tire and found no damage to aircraft or main gear assembly. Taxied to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 ON LNDG ROLLOUT HAD A L MAIN LNDG GEAR TIRE FAIL.

Narrative: DURING LNDG ROLLOUT, L MAIN TIRE BLEW. SAFETY CREWS INSPECTED TIRE AND FOUND NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY. TAXIED TO 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.