A300 crew found out the #7 tire retread cap failed on takeoff roll from a company crew that saw the ...

Attributes
ACN	595278
Time
Date	200310
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : jfk.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : position and hold ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	595278
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	595277
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Uneventful takeoff made. On checking in with jfk departure control, departure notified crew that on takeoff roll another flight crew stated that flight may have lost a tire on takeoff roll. No indications of damage were noted to either engines, airframe, or system. Advised dispatch of event and after consultation with maintenance controller, decision was made to proceed to and land at mia due to the amount of fuel on the aircraft, and that a very high overweight landing would have to be accomplished to recover at jfk. After checking aircraft and system again, flight proceeded to mia uneventfully. An emergency was declared with mia approach, and an uneventful landing accomplished. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the captain reported there was flap damage from the failed retread cap. There was no damage to the engines. The #7 tire retread came off the tire during takeoff roll.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 CREW FOUND OUT THE #7 TIRE RETREAD CAP FAILED ON TKOF ROLL FROM A COMPANY CREW THAT SAW THE FAILURE.

Narrative: UNEVENTFUL TKOF MADE. ON CHKING IN WITH JFK DEP CTL, DEP NOTIFIED CREW THAT ON TKOF ROLL ANOTHER FLT CREW STATED THAT FLT MAY HAVE LOST A TIRE ON TKOF ROLL. NO INDICATIONS OF DAMAGE WERE NOTED TO EITHER ENGS, AIRFRAME, OR SYS. ADVISED DISPATCH OF EVENT AND AFTER CONSULTATION WITH MAINT CTLR, DECISION WAS MADE TO PROCEED TO AND LAND AT MIA DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON THE ACFT, AND THAT A VERY HIGH OVERWT LNDG WOULD HAVE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED TO RECOVER AT JFK. AFTER CHKING ACFT AND SYS AGAIN, FLT PROCEEDED TO MIA UNEVENTFULLY. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH MIA APCH, AND AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG ACCOMPLISHED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE CAPT RPTED THERE WAS FLAP DAMAGE FROM THE FAILED RETREAD CAP. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGS. THE #7 TIRE RETREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE DURING TKOF ROLL.

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.

A300 crew found out the #7 tire retread cap failed on takeoff roll from a company crew that saw the failure.