An MD88 on takeoff at rotation declared an emergency and diverted due to number 3 main tire thrown tread ingested into number 2 engine and causing main gear unsafe warning.

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Attributes
ACN	457864
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 26
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : orf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	457864
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20200 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	457673
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

All preflight and before takeoff procedures were normal. While taking off and reaching vr, we heard loud compressor stalls and significant vibration on the right side of the aircraft. Tower reported fire from the right side. Company procedures were followed and a southeast landing at departure field was initiated. After an unsafe main indication was handled, an uneventful landing was made. It was determined that a recapped tire had destructed and fodded the engine. This is a continuing problem on our aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the entire recap did not peel off the tire carcass, only about a 6 inch strip in the center and around the entire tire was thrown off. The reporter stated the aircraft incurred damage on the main gear strut and gear position sensors, as well as the serious engine ingestion. The reporter said no information was obtained from maintenance as to how many recaps had been on this tire. The reporter is not aware of any company policy limiting the number of recaps allowed on a tire carcass.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 ON TKOF AT ROTATION DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO NUMBER 3 MAIN TIRE THROWN TREAD INGESTED INTO NUMBER 2 ENG AND CAUSING MAIN GEAR UNSAFE WARNING.

Narrative: ALL PREFLT AND BEFORE TKOF PROCS WERE NORMAL. WHILE TAKING OFF AND REACHING VR, WE HEARD LOUD COMPRESSOR STALLS AND SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION ON THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT. TWR RPTED FIRE FROM THE R SIDE. COMPANY PROCS WERE FOLLOWED AND A SE LNDG AT DEP FIELD WAS INITIATED. AFTER AN UNSAFE MAIN INDICATION WAS HANDLED, AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A RECAPPED TIRE HAD DESTRUCTED AND FODDED THE ENG. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROB ON OUR ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENTIRE RECAP DID NOT PEEL OFF THE TIRE CARCASS, ONLY ABOUT A 6 INCH STRIP IN THE CTR AND AROUND THE ENTIRE TIRE WAS THROWN OFF. THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT INCURRED DAMAGE ON THE MAIN GEAR STRUT AND GEAR POS SENSORS, AS WELL AS THE SERIOUS ENG INGESTION. THE RPTR SAID NO INFO WAS OBTAINED FROM MAINT AS TO HOW MANY RECAPS HAD BEEN ON THIS TIRE. THE RPTR IS NOT AWARE OF ANY COMPANY POLICY LIMITING THE NUMBER OF RECAPS ALLOWED ON A TIRE CARCASS.

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.