B737 landing boi encounters debris on runway without advisory from ATC.

Attributes
ACN	614124
Time
Date	200404
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : boi.airport
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	614124
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : fod non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

After touchdown from a visual approach to runway 28R, on rollout, both the captain (pilot monitoring) and I (PF) noticed black marks on the runway that were not visible during the approach. During deceleration as we got closer, the black marks were determined to be numerous chunks of tire on the runway. The largest chunks (over 1 ft in length, estimated) were left of centerline and smaller tire sections were scattered across the runway. We were slowing through 100 KTS and I stowed the reversers so as not to ingest FOD and increased braking pressure, while steering slightly right of centerline to avoid the largest tire pieces. Tower was aware of the FOD and did not warn us. A ground vehicle (truck) was waiting on an intersecting taxiway for us to clear the runway so they could remove the debris. Why were we not warned? We reported the FOD to tower. Another aircraft was then subsequently cleared for immediate takeoff from that runway as there was traffic on short final. Tower did not acknowledge our FOD report and the aircraft departed the runway. We notified ground and were informed that a truck was on the way to investigate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 LNDG BOI ENCOUNTERS DEBRIS ON RWY WITHOUT ADVISORY FROM ATC.

Narrative: AFTER TOUCHDOWN FROM A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 28R, ON ROLLOUT, BOTH THE CAPT (PLT MONITORING) AND I (PF) NOTICED BLACK MARKS ON THE RWY THAT WERE NOT VISIBLE DURING THE APCH. DURING DECELERATION AS WE GOT CLOSER, THE BLACK MARKS WERE DETERMINED TO BE NUMEROUS CHUNKS OF TIRE ON THE RWY. THE LARGEST CHUNKS (OVER 1 FT IN LENGTH, ESTIMATED) WERE L OF CTRLINE AND SMALLER TIRE SECTIONS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS THE RWY. WE WERE SLOWING THROUGH 100 KTS AND I STOWED THE REVERSERS SO AS NOT TO INGEST FOD AND INCREASED BRAKING PRESSURE, WHILE STEERING SLIGHTLY R OF CTRLINE TO AVOID THE LARGEST TIRE PIECES. TWR WAS AWARE OF THE FOD AND DID NOT WARN US. A GND VEHICLE (TRUCK) WAS WAITING ON AN INTERSECTING TXWY FOR US TO CLR THE RWY SO THEY COULD REMOVE THE DEBRIS. WHY WERE WE NOT WARNED? WE RPTED THE FOD TO TWR. ANOTHER ACFT WAS THEN SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF FROM THAT RWY AS THERE WAS TFC ON SHORT FINAL. TWR DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OUR FOD RPT AND THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY. WE NOTIFIED GND AND WERE INFORMED THAT A TRUCK WAS ON THE WAY TO INVESTIGATE.

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.