Narrative:

CAT ii ILS approach to runway 35R in den at near maximum landing weight (153700 pounds). I flew the ILS (autocoupled) to decision ht (106 ft), at which point the captain assumed control of the aircraft for the landing. Landing seemed normal with a slightly firm touchdown. At approximately 80 KTS on rollout, a slight thumping began to occur. We exited at the P7 exit and slowing to taxi speed, the thumping lessened. We believed we possibly had a flat or blown tire and advised ground so that they might check for FOD. We also left the flaps at 25 degrees (extended) and discussed deplaning the flight engineer to examine the aircraft. The captain elected to continue to the gate. At the gate we found 3 blown tires and the left gear door missing. Although we initially believed a hard landing occurred, I now believe that is not the case. The blown tires (2 of them) had skid marks down to the cord in exactly the same spots. The landing was firm, certainly not hard, and certainly not bad enough to blow 3 tires (I've sat through much worse on the B727). Typically, on a hard landing, the oxygen masks deploy and this also did not happen. I now believe we either had a brake or tire malfunction on both trucks with no cockpit indications (pretty remote possibility) or the captain landed with his feet on the brakes, or applied them at very high speed. Fatigue could have been a factor as it was the end of a long duty day, and the return leg to home base after a WX diversion.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 BLOWS TIRES ON LNDG AT DEN.

Narrative: CAT II ILS APCH TO RWY 35R IN DEN AT NEAR MAX LNDG WT (153700 LBS). I FLEW THE ILS (AUTOCOUPLED) TO DECISION HT (106 FT), AT WHICH POINT THE CAPT ASSUMED CTL OF THE ACFT FOR THE LNDG. LNDG SEEMED NORMAL WITH A SLIGHTLY FIRM TOUCHDOWN. AT APPROX 80 KTS ON ROLLOUT, A SLIGHT THUMPING BEGAN TO OCCUR. WE EXITED AT THE P7 EXIT AND SLOWING TO TAXI SPD, THE THUMPING LESSENED. WE BELIEVED WE POSSIBLY HAD A FLAT OR BLOWN TIRE AND ADVISED GND SO THAT THEY MIGHT CHK FOR FOD. WE ALSO LEFT THE FLAPS AT 25 DEGS (EXTENDED) AND DISCUSSED DEPLANING THE FE TO EXAMINE THE ACFT. THE CAPT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO THE GATE. AT THE GATE WE FOUND 3 BLOWN TIRES AND THE L GEAR DOOR MISSING. ALTHOUGH WE INITIALLY BELIEVED A HARD LNDG OCCURRED, I NOW BELIEVE THAT IS NOT THE CASE. THE BLOWN TIRES (2 OF THEM) HAD SKID MARKS DOWN TO THE CORD IN EXACTLY THE SAME SPOTS. THE LNDG WAS FIRM, CERTAINLY NOT HARD, AND CERTAINLY NOT BAD ENOUGH TO BLOW 3 TIRES (I'VE SAT THROUGH MUCH WORSE ON THE B727). TYPICALLY, ON A HARD LNDG, THE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOY AND THIS ALSO DID NOT HAPPEN. I NOW BELIEVE WE EITHER HAD A BRAKE OR TIRE MALFUNCTION ON BOTH TRUCKS WITH NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS (PRETTY REMOTE POSSIBILITY) OR THE CAPT LANDED WITH HIS FEET ON THE BRAKES, OR APPLIED THEM AT VERY HIGH SPD. FATIGUE COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTOR AS IT WAS THE END OF A LONG DUTY DAY, AND THE RETURN LEG TO HOME BASE AFTER A WX DIVERSION.

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.