A B732 crew experienced blown tires upon landing. Antiskid was inoperative.

Attributes
ACN	505281
Time
Date	200103
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	505281
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : person 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Landed on runway 26 at phx 6000 ft in length with antiskid inoperative. The aircraft was light, 77000 pounds. Touchdown was very soft and minimum braking applied. The aircraft felt completely normal and stopped very effectively. There was never a concern of running out of runway. I taxied to the gate unaware of a problem at all, and the rampers came up and said the inboards were both flat. Prior to landing, I checked with the first officer and he and I both checked the landing charts with antiskid inoperative and manual speed brake for runway length. The books confirmed enough runway to land. Maintenance was called and a logbook entry made. I made a bad decision accepting runway 26 with antiskid inoperative period. I thought twice about it then checked the runway charts and said ok when they showed enough legal length. I thought I would be able to feel the inboards starting to skid and adjust braking as required. I think that the airplane being so light made it hard to feel the inboard tires skidding. I learned a lot from this experience and hope others will also.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B732 CREW EXPERIENCED BLOWN TIRES UPON LNDG. ANTISKID WAS INOP.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 26 AT PHX 6000 FT IN LENGTH WITH ANTISKID INOP. THE ACFT WAS LIGHT, 77000 LBS. TOUCHDOWN WAS VERY SOFT AND MINIMUM BRAKING APPLIED. THE ACFT FELT COMPLETELY NORMAL AND STOPPED VERY EFFECTIVELY. THERE WAS NEVER A CONCERN OF RUNNING OUT OF RWY. I TAXIED TO THE GATE UNAWARE OF A PROB AT ALL, AND THE RAMPERS CAME UP AND SAID THE INBOARDS WERE BOTH FLAT. PRIOR TO LNDG, I CHKED WITH THE FO AND HE AND I BOTH CHKED THE LNDG CHARTS WITH ANTISKID INOP AND MANUAL SPD BRAKE FOR RWY LENGTH. THE BOOKS CONFIRMED ENOUGH RWY TO LAND. MAINT WAS CALLED AND A LOGBOOK ENTRY MADE. I MADE A BAD DECISION ACCEPTING RWY 26 WITH ANTISKID INOP PERIOD. I THOUGHT TWICE ABOUT IT THEN CHKED THE RWY CHARTS AND SAID OK WHEN THEY SHOWED ENOUGH LEGAL LENGTH. I THOUGHT I WOULD BE ABLE TO FEEL THE INBOARDS STARTING TO SKID AND ADJUST BRAKING AS REQUIRED. I THINK THAT THE AIRPLANE BEING SO LIGHT MADE IT HARD TO FEEL THE INBOARD TIRES SKIDDING. I LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS EXPERIENCE AND HOPE OTHERS WILL ALSO.

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.