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On takeoff on B727-200, a left gear inside tire blew and entered engine damaging wing. Emergency return land without incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402071 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : slc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 402071 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff roll multiple loud thumps (explosions) were heard when the left gear inside tire blew and made an incision into the wing then entered the engine. We contacted the captain, gave as much information as possible. He informed us we were going back to slc to make an emergency landing, and we did without incident. Helpful safety benefits and improvements would be: 1) minimum 4 crew flight attendants on this aircraft. 2) more mandatory spacing between rows of seats. Some passenger could not take the impact position because the seat in front of them was too close. 3) less carry baggage. 4) make row #1 a restr row since it is across from an exit. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: counseled reporter to assure him his suggestions are valid that he included in his report and to submit additional reports when incidents occur utilizing his suggestions. Also informed him of the FAA hot line number.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON TKOF ON B727-200, A L GEAR INSIDE TIRE BLEW AND ENTERED ENG DAMAGING WING. EMER RETURN LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL MULTIPLE LOUD THUMPS (EXPLOSIONS) WERE HEARD WHEN THE L GEAR INSIDE TIRE BLEW AND MADE AN INCISION INTO THE WING THEN ENTERED THE ENG. WE CONTACTED THE CAPT, GAVE AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE. HE INFORMED US WE WERE GOING BACK TO SLC TO MAKE AN EMER LNDG, AND WE DID WITHOUT INCIDENT. HELPFUL SAFETY BENEFITS AND IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE: 1) MINIMUM 4 CREW FLT ATTENDANTS ON THIS ACFT. 2) MORE MANDATORY SPACING BTWN ROWS OF SEATS. SOME PAX COULD NOT TAKE THE IMPACT POS BECAUSE THE SEAT IN FRONT OF THEM WAS TOO CLOSE. 3) LESS CARRY BAGGAGE. 4) MAKE ROW #1 A RESTR ROW SINCE IT IS ACROSS FROM AN EXIT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: COUNSELED RPTR TO ASSURE HIM HIS SUGGESTIONS ARE VALID THAT HE INCLUDED IN HIS RPT AND TO SUBMIT ADDITIONAL RPTS WHEN INCIDENTS OCCUR UTILIZING HIS SUGGESTIONS. ALSO INFORMED HIM OF THE FAA HOT LINE NUMBER.
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.