A B767-200ER rejected takeoff at 120 KTS due to blown tires on the right main gear.

Attributes
ACN	457103
Time
Date	199912
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp
ASRS Report	457103
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	457102
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff at rio, all was normal until about 110 KTS. Then there was a thump and increasing vibration. It was recognized as a tire failure. An abort was initiated at 120 KTS and the plane stopped. We pulled off the runway on the last taxiway. Then started the APU and shut down the engines. The abort procedures were run including checking cooling times. Operations sent busses out and the passenger were deplaned. 3 tires had blown while accelerating. There was enough damage to the strut that the flight was canceled. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated between 110-120 KTS they heard what sounded like a bird strike, a thump. The reporter said the relief pilot immediately idented the sound as tire failure. The reporter said the takeoff was rejected and the aircraft turned off the runway on a taxiway. The reporter stated everything was operating correctly, and the aircraft was accelerating normally. The reporter stated the runway was clear and the aircraft did not run over anything. The reporter said the tires were shredded and it was impossible to determine if the tire caps were thrown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-200ER REJECTED TKOF AT 120 KTS DUE TO BLOWN TIRES ON THE R MAIN GEAR.

Narrative: ON TKOF AT RIO, ALL WAS NORMAL UNTIL ABOUT 110 KTS. THEN THERE WAS A THUMP AND INCREASING VIBRATION. IT WAS RECOGNIZED AS A TIRE FAILURE. AN ABORT WAS INITIATED AT 120 KTS AND THE PLANE STOPPED. WE PULLED OFF THE RWY ON THE LAST TXWY. THEN STARTED THE APU AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGS. THE ABORT PROCS WERE RUN INCLUDING CHKING COOLING TIMES. OPS SENT BUSSES OUT AND THE PAX WERE DEPLANED. 3 TIRES HAD BLOWN WHILE ACCELERATING. THERE WAS ENOUGH DAMAGE TO THE STRUT THAT THE FLT WAS CANCELED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED BTWN 110-120 KTS THEY HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A BIRD STRIKE, A THUMP. THE RPTR SAID THE RELIEF PLT IMMEDIATELY IDENTED THE SOUND AS TIRE FAILURE. THE RPTR SAID THE TKOF WAS REJECTED AND THE ACFT TURNED OFF THE RWY ON A TXWY. THE RPTR STATED EVERYTHING WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY, AND THE ACFT WAS ACCELERATING NORMALLY. THE RPTR STATED THE RWY WAS CLR AND THE ACFT DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING. THE RPTR SAID THE TIRES WERE SHREDDED AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE IF THE TIRE CAPS WERE THROWN.

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.