MD80 flight crew evacuate/evacuations aircraft due to smoking main landing gear tire.

Attributes
ACN	563579
Time
Date	200210
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	563579
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : taxiway ground encounters : fod non adherence : clearance other anomaly
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Upon entering the ramp area between terminals X and Y at ewr, the flight crew noticed a strong rubber smoke odor. At the same time, ramp control notified the crew via radio that there was significant smoke and a piece of wood lodged between the right main landing gear tires. Fire trucks were requested, but ramp personnel immediately put out the smoke with portable bottles. The passenger deplaned via the aft air stairs and were transported to the terminal via busses. Maintenance and port authority/authorized personnel then took charge of the scene. Possible taxiway incursion. Wood idented as taxiway barricade. Recommendation: better taxiway markings at the intersection of txwys U and a at ewr. Specifically, centerline marking.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLC EVACS ACFT DUE TO SMOKING MAIN LNDG GEAR TIRE.

Narrative: UPON ENTERING THE RAMP AREA BTWN TERMINALS X AND Y AT EWR, THE FLC NOTICED A STRONG RUBBER SMOKE ODOR. AT THE SAME TIME, RAMP CTL NOTIFIED THE CREW VIA RADIO THAT THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT SMOKE AND A PIECE OF WOOD LODGED BTWN THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR TIRES. FIRE TRUCKS WERE REQUESTED, BUT RAMP PERSONNEL IMMEDIATELY PUT OUT THE SMOKE WITH PORTABLE BOTTLES. THE PAX DEPLANED VIA THE AFT AIR STAIRS AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE TERMINAL VIA BUSSES. MAINT AND PORT AUTH PERSONNEL THEN TOOK CHARGE OF THE SCENE. POSSIBLE TXWY INCURSION. WOOD IDENTED AS TXWY BARRICADE. RECOMMENDATION: BETTER TXWY MARKINGS AT THE INTXN OF TXWYS U AND A AT EWR. SPECIFICALLY, CTRLINE MARKING.

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.