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Cabin attendant report, B767-200, ZZZ-jfk, aborted takeoff due to flat tires, causing engine and wing damage. Flight canceled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 458343 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.tower |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 458343 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : cab1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During takeoff, airplane started to rattle. Captain aborted takeoff and immediately came over the PA and explained the problem. No evacuate/evacuation was necessary. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the rattling and vibrations on the runway caused the ceiling panels to fall down, the overhead bins to pop open, spilling out luggage, and widespread fear among the passenger and cabin crew. The captain gave no evacuate/evacuation signal, but instead rolled the plane off the runway to a remote area. The plane had blown 3 tires on the r-hand side and was on the metal spokes. The engine and wing had some damage from parts of the tire flying off and hitting them. The plane was taken OTS for the repair, causing the flight to cancel. The captain said later that the problem could have been caused by faulty tires, the runway at ZZZ being 'wavy' or uneven and the plane being heavy with fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767-200, ZZZ-JFK, ABORTED TKOF DUE TO FLAT TIRES, CAUSING ENG AND WING DAMAGE. FLT CANCELED.
Narrative: DURING TKOF, AIRPLANE STARTED TO RATTLE. CAPT ABORTED TKOF AND IMMEDIATELY CAME OVER THE PA AND EXPLAINED THE PROB. NO EVAC WAS NECESSARY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE RATTLING AND VIBRATIONS ON THE RWY CAUSED THE CEILING PANELS TO FALL DOWN, THE OVERHEAD BINS TO POP OPEN, SPILLING OUT LUGGAGE, AND WIDESPREAD FEAR AMONG THE PAX AND CABIN CREW. THE CAPT GAVE NO EVAC SIGNAL, BUT INSTEAD ROLLED THE PLANE OFF THE RWY TO A REMOTE AREA. THE PLANE HAD BLOWN 3 TIRES ON THE R-HAND SIDE AND WAS ON THE METAL SPOKES. THE ENG AND WING HAD SOME DAMAGE FROM PARTS OF THE TIRE FLYING OFF AND HITTING THEM. THE PLANE WAS TAKEN OTS FOR THE REPAIR, CAUSING THE FLT TO CANCEL. THE CAPT SAID LATER THAT THE PROB COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FAULTY TIRES, THE RWY AT ZZZ BEING 'WAVY' OR UNEVEN AND THE PLANE BEING HVY WITH FUEL.
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.