B727-200 crew was informed they had a possible tire failure on takeoff at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	523260
Time
Date	200108
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	523260
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Emergency landing at bwi after fuel dump, tire damage. While en route to bwi we were advised by ATC, ZFW, that B727 tire fragments were found on the runway 17R just after our departure. We prepared while en route to bwi for an emergency landing and coordinated with ATC our intentions to do a fly-by then be vectored to dump fuel prior to commencing approach to bwi runway 28. Upon arrival to bwi airspace we were vectored to runway 33L localizer to perform the fly-by. Ground personnel noted no observable damage, however our flight engineer did identify the #1 main tire as the suspect tire. Following the fly-by we were vectored over the bay, east of bwi, to dump fuel. We began dumping at XA01Z and dumped approximately 10000 pounds in that general area while being vectored. At the completion of dumping we were then vectored to join the runway 28 ILS approach. We performed a flaps 30 degree landing and touched down softly at vref. We were met by arff equipment, maintenance, airport personnel, and FAA. We disembarked the passenger through the forward entry door after arff advised us the aircraft was not a fire hazard and after people movers arrived to accomplish this. All the crew was transported to operations on the second people mover.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 CREW WAS INFORMED THEY HAD A POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE ON TKOF AT DFW.

Narrative: EMER LNDG AT BWI AFTER FUEL DUMP, TIRE DAMAGE. WHILE ENRTE TO BWI WE WERE ADVISED BY ATC, ZFW, THAT B727 TIRE FRAGMENTS WERE FOUND ON THE RWY 17R JUST AFTER OUR DEP. WE PREPARED WHILE ENRTE TO BWI FOR AN EMER LNDG AND COORDINATED WITH ATC OUR INTENTIONS TO DO A FLY-BY THEN BE VECTORED TO DUMP FUEL PRIOR TO COMMENCING APCH TO BWI RWY 28. UPON ARR TO BWI AIRSPACE WE WERE VECTORED TO RWY 33L LOC TO PERFORM THE FLY-BY. GND PERSONNEL NOTED NO OBSERVABLE DAMAGE, HOWEVER OUR FE DID IDENT THE #1 MAIN TIRE AS THE SUSPECT TIRE. FOLLOWING THE FLY-BY WE WERE VECTORED OVER THE BAY, E OF BWI, TO DUMP FUEL. WE BEGAN DUMPING AT XA01Z AND DUMPED APPROX 10000 LBS IN THAT GENERAL AREA WHILE BEING VECTORED. AT THE COMPLETION OF DUMPING WE WERE THEN VECTORED TO JOIN THE RWY 28 ILS APCH. WE PERFORMED A FLAPS 30 DEG LNDG AND TOUCHED DOWN SOFTLY AT VREF. WE WERE MET BY ARFF EQUIP, MAINT, ARPT PERSONNEL, AND FAA. WE DISEMBARKED THE PAX THROUGH THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR AFTER ARFF ADVISED US THE ACFT WAS NOT A FIRE HAZARD AND AFTER PEOPLE MOVERS ARRIVED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. ALL THE CREW WAS TRANSPORTED TO OPS ON THE SECOND PEOPLE MOVER.

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.