B757 crew had tire failure on takeoff at atl. Engine damage also occurred.

Attributes
ACN	476203
Time
Date	200006
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll ground other : rotation
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	476203
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During rotation(135 KIAS) on atl runway 27R, heard loud bang, aircraft shudder, and slight yaw to right. Suspected blown tire on right main gear, so left gear down. Told atl tower we blew a tire and probably left debris on runway 27R. Tower said they saw flames from 4 engine at liftoff. Flight attendant sitting at 2R flight attendant seat said he saw flames from right side of aircraft and several passenger reported flames from right engine. Suspected FOD ingestion from tire into right engine, but engine instruments indicated ok. Declared emergency and returned to atl. At gate in atl discovered #8 tire (right aft on right main gear) blown, flap damage from debris, large dent in leading cowl edge of right engine, and several fan blades damaged. Lessons learned: 1) take blown tires seriously. You may have more damage than you realize. 2) the #4 tire (right forward on right main gear) is between #8 tire and engine so you would think it would help protect engine from FOD ingestion. Speculate that #4 spinning at 135 KIAS actually accelerates debris forward for engine ingestion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW HAD TIRE FAILURE ON TKOF AT ATL. ENG DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED.

Narrative: DURING ROTATION(135 KIAS) ON ATL RWY 27R, HEARD LOUD BANG, ACFT SHUDDER, AND SLIGHT YAW TO R. SUSPECTED BLOWN TIRE ON R MAIN GEAR, SO LEFT GEAR DOWN. TOLD ATL TWR WE BLEW A TIRE AND PROBABLY LEFT DEBRIS ON RWY 27R. TWR SAID THEY SAW FLAMES FROM 4 ENG AT LIFTOFF. FLT ATTENDANT SITTING AT 2R FLT ATTENDANT SEAT SAID HE SAW FLAMES FROM R SIDE OF ACFT AND SEVERAL PAX RPTED FLAMES FROM R ENG. SUSPECTED FOD INGESTION FROM TIRE INTO R ENG, BUT ENG INSTS INDICATED OK. DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO ATL. AT GATE IN ATL DISCOVERED #8 TIRE (R AFT ON R MAIN GEAR) BLOWN, FLAP DAMAGE FROM DEBRIS, LARGE DENT IN LEADING COWL EDGE OF R ENG, AND SEVERAL FAN BLADES DAMAGED. LESSONS LEARNED: 1) TAKE BLOWN TIRES SERIOUSLY. YOU MAY HAVE MORE DAMAGE THAN YOU REALIZE. 2) THE #4 TIRE (R FORWARD ON R MAIN GEAR) IS BTWN #8 TIRE AND ENG SO YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD HELP PROTECT ENG FROM FOD INGESTION. SPECULATE THAT #4 SPINNING AT 135 KIAS ACTUALLY ACCELERATES DEBRIS FORWARD FOR ENG INGESTION.

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.