Flight crew of a learjet 25 diverted to land after 1 main tire blew during takeoff. Tire weakened by...

Attributes
ACN	422138
Time
Date	199812
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orl airport : fpr
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Learjet 25
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	422138
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Fueler left fuel cap unlocked. Flight crew did not check caps. During takeoff roll, tower advised something leaking from left wing. Aircraft not at V1, aborted takeoff, used full length to allow stop. Taxied to the ramp. Found left fuel cap missing. Inspected tires and brakes (they were hot). Refueled, replaced cap. 30 mins passed, reinspected tires and brakes. Tires cooled down, brakes still warm to hot. Felt that flight could continue. Taxied out for takeoff checking brakes, working normal. Elected to take off. Takeoff roll was normal after V1 but right at vr, felt as if right tire blown. Continued takeoff, left gear down. Advised departure. Returned for visual inspection by orl tower. Verified right main inbound tire blown. Elected to fly around with gear down to burn off fuel. Was going to land at mco, but elected to burn more fuel off by flying to fpr -- maintenance and ambulance facility having numerous ambulances and medical crew for passenger. Also checked to have emergency vehicles stand by as precaution. Landed without event. 1) crew should have backed up fueling. 2) after aborted takeoff 30 mins may not have been enough time, approximately 45 mins total. 3) tires felt cool but could have had unknown problem not able to see visually. Judgement to abort was correct -- not knowing problem and below V1. Inappropriate cool down time possible. Unknown factor: tire may have just been ready to go, tire failure of sidewalls, etc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A LEARJET 25 DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER 1 MAIN TIRE BLEW DURING TKOF. TIRE WEAKENED BY PREVIOUS ABORT 30 MINS EARLIER, DUE TO A FUEL CAP LEFT OFF DURING REFUELING PROCS, SINCE TIRE HAD NOT COOLED DOWN SUFFICIENTLY.

Narrative: FUELER LEFT FUEL CAP UNLOCKED. FLC DID NOT CHK CAPS. DURING TKOF ROLL, TWR ADVISED SOMETHING LEAKING FROM L WING. ACFT NOT AT V1, ABORTED TKOF, USED FULL LENGTH TO ALLOW STOP. TAXIED TO THE RAMP. FOUND L FUEL CAP MISSING. INSPECTED TIRES AND BRAKES (THEY WERE HOT). REFUELED, REPLACED CAP. 30 MINS PASSED, REINSPECTED TIRES AND BRAKES. TIRES COOLED DOWN, BRAKES STILL WARM TO HOT. FELT THAT FLT COULD CONTINUE. TAXIED OUT FOR TKOF CHKING BRAKES, WORKING NORMAL. ELECTED TO TAKE OFF. TKOF ROLL WAS NORMAL AFTER V1 BUT RIGHT AT VR, FELT AS IF R TIRE BLOWN. CONTINUED TKOF, L GEAR DOWN. ADVISED DEP. RETURNED FOR VISUAL INSPECTION BY ORL TWR. VERIFIED R MAIN INBOUND TIRE BLOWN. ELECTED TO FLY AROUND WITH GEAR DOWN TO BURN OFF FUEL. WAS GOING TO LAND AT MCO, BUT ELECTED TO BURN MORE FUEL OFF BY FLYING TO FPR -- MAINT AND AMBULANCE FACILITY HAVING NUMEROUS AMBULANCES AND MEDICAL CREW FOR PAX. ALSO CHKED TO HAVE EMER VEHICLES STAND BY AS PRECAUTION. LANDED WITHOUT EVENT. 1) CREW SHOULD HAVE BACKED UP FUELING. 2) AFTER ABORTED TKOF 30 MINS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TIME, APPROX 45 MINS TOTAL. 3) TIRES FELT COOL BUT COULD HAVE HAD UNKNOWN PROB NOT ABLE TO SEE VISUALLY. JUDGEMENT TO ABORT WAS CORRECT -- NOT KNOWING PROB AND BELOW V1. INAPPROPRIATE COOL DOWN TIME POSSIBLE. UNKNOWN FACTOR: TIRE MAY HAVE JUST BEEN READY TO GO, TIRE FAILURE OF SIDEWALLS, ETC.

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.

Flight crew of a learjet 25 diverted to land after 1 main tire blew during takeoff. Tire weakened by previous abort 30 mins earlier, due to a fuel cap left off during refueling procedures, since tire had not cooled down sufficiently.