A320 crew had a blown main gear tire on landing at sfo.

Attributes
ACN	611015
Time
Date	200403
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 196 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	611015
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight to sfo. First officer flying. Normal visual approach runway 28L. After 2-3 second rollout on runway 28L, we felt a noticeable grab (pull) on the left of the airplane. I xferred control from co-pilot shortly thereafter. Initially, I felt the tires thumping, as rolling over the center runway lights. As the act slowed down, the rollout became smoother. Cleared the runway and stopped the airplane between taxiway K and taxiway U. Tower had advised that we had a left side outboard main tire failure on landing and caused the following airplane to go around due to debris on the runway. We requested confirmation from the tower, who spoke to the emergency vehicles of no fire or smoke visible. I spoke to the flight attendants with the information to remain on board and to be vigilant to any changes. First officer was instructed to call operations to discuss tow in or tire change as appropriate. Maintenance elected to tow in the airplane to gate. Passenger were deplaned. No further concerns and the tire was eventually changed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CREW HAD A BLOWN MAIN GEAR TIRE ON LNDG AT SFO.

Narrative: FLT TO SFO. FO FLYING. NORMAL VISUAL APCH RWY 28L. AFTER 2-3 SECOND ROLLOUT ON RWY 28L, WE FELT A NOTICEABLE GRAB (PULL) ON THE L OF THE AIRPLANE. I XFERRED CTL FROM CO-PLT SHORTLY THEREAFTER. INITIALLY, I FELT THE TIRES THUMPING, AS ROLLING OVER THE CTR RWY LIGHTS. AS THE ACT SLOWED DOWN, THE ROLLOUT BECAME SMOOTHER. CLRED THE RWY AND STOPPED THE AIRPLANE BTWN TXWY K AND TXWY U. TWR HAD ADVISED THAT WE HAD A L SIDE OUTBOARD MAIN TIRE FAILURE ON LNDG AND CAUSED THE FOLLOWING AIRPLANE TO GO AROUND DUE TO DEBRIS ON THE RWY. WE REQUESTED CONFIRMATION FROM THE TWR, WHO SPOKE TO THE EMER VEHICLES OF NO FIRE OR SMOKE VISIBLE. I SPOKE TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS WITH THE INFO TO REMAIN ON BOARD AND TO BE VIGILANT TO ANY CHANGES. FO WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL OPS TO DISCUSS TOW IN OR TIRE CHANGE AS APPROPRIATE. MAINT ELECTED TO TOW IN THE AIRPLANE TO GATE. PAX WERE DEPLANED. NO FURTHER CONCERNS AND THE TIRE WAS EVENTUALLY CHANGED.

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.