Tire failure on landing at jfk, ny. Antiskid failure is suspected.

Attributes
ACN	479806
Time
Date	200007
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	479806
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	479213
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On landing runway 31R jfk, I lost both left main tires. Stopped aircraft on runway, with no injuries. Supplemental information from acn 479213: I did an exceptional landing on runway 31R. We were doing a visual approach to that runway. We landed without any abnormalities and after I xferred the controls to the captain, we started to feel a little vibration on the left side. Tower informed us that we had lost part of our tires. It looked like possible antiskid system failure. Callback conversation with reporter acn 479806 revealed the following information: reporter said that there was little or no braking used prior to the loss of the tires. He said that his union has put out a bulletin reference antiskid problems on this type aircraft. He was not sure if there is locked brake protection on this system. He has heard anecdotal reports of several other instances of tire failures related to antiskid problems at his airline. He has had no feedback yet from the maintenance department.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TIRE FAILURE ON LNDG AT JFK, NY. ANTISKID FAILURE IS SUSPECTED.

Narrative: ON LNDG RWY 31R JFK, I LOST BOTH L MAIN TIRES. STOPPED ACFT ON RWY, WITH NO INJURIES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 479213: I DID AN EXCEPTIONAL LNDG ON RWY 31R. WE WERE DOING A VISUAL APCH TO THAT RWY. WE LANDED WITHOUT ANY ABNORMALITIES AND AFTER I XFERRED THE CTLS TO THE CAPT, WE STARTED TO FEEL A LITTLE VIBRATION ON THE L SIDE. TWR INFORMED US THAT WE HAD LOST PART OF OUR TIRES. IT LOOKED LIKE POSSIBLE ANTISKID SYS FAILURE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR ACN 479806 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THAT THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO BRAKING USED PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF THE TIRES. HE SAID THAT HIS UNION HAS PUT OUT A BULLETIN REF ANTISKID PROBS ON THIS TYPE ACFT. HE WAS NOT SURE IF THERE IS LOCKED BRAKE PROTECTION ON THIS SYS. HE HAS HEARD ANECDOTAL RPTS OF SEVERAL OTHER INSTANCES OF TIRE FAILURES RELATED TO ANTISKID PROBS AT HIS AIRLINE. HE HAS HAD NO FEEDBACK YET FROM THE MAINT DEPT.

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.