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Captain of a B737-200 blew out main gear tires during landing due to hard landing and heavy braking. Reporter was able to taxi aircraft to parking.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 426400 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : unv |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 426400 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Upon landing at penn state airport, landing was firm while using reverse thrust and braking. At approximately 90 KTS, felt tire deflating. Wind was 130 degrees at 3 KTS and light rain. Was able to taxi to terminal and deplane, ok.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A B737-200 BLEW OUT MAIN GEAR TIRES DURING LNDG DUE TO HARD LNDG AND HVY BRAKING. RPTR WAS ABLE TO TAXI ACFT TO PARKING.
Narrative: UPON LNDG AT PENN STATE ARPT, LNDG WAS FIRM WHILE USING REVERSE THRUST AND BRAKING. AT APPROX 90 KTS, FELT TIRE DEFLATING. WIND WAS 130 DEGS AT 3 KTS AND LIGHT RAIN. WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO TERMINAL AND DEPLANE, OK.
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.