Anc local controller is not informed of possible debris on runway and continues operations.

Attributes
ACN	625587
Time
Date	200407
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 13
ASRS Report	625587
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : fod non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

I was working the local control position during the above described time. My ground controller received a report of a possible blown tire by a heavy aircraft that landed on our primary arrival runway. He told the os/controller in charge, a first line supervisor. Nobody told me, the local controller. I continued to land aircraft on that runway until FBO advised me he would like to do a runway check. I informed him my final was packed, and it would be a while before I could get him on the runway. He said it was up to me, but he had a report of possible FOD on the runway. This was the first I had heard of it. I immediately started moving aircraft to another runway and allowed the airport vehicle to check the runway. He did find some rubber on the runway which could have caused problems for the 2 or 3 aircraft that landed before I became aware or the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ANC LCL CTLR IS NOT INFORMED OF POSSIBLE DEBRIS ON RWY AND CONTINUES OPS.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE LCL CTL POS DURING THE ABOVE DESCRIBED TIME. MY GND CTLR RECEIVED A RPT OF A POSSIBLE BLOWN TIRE BY A HVY ACFT THAT LANDED ON OUR PRIMARY ARR RWY. HE TOLD THE OS/CIC, A FIRST LINE SUPVR. NOBODY TOLD ME, THE LCL CTLR. I CONTINUED TO LAND ACFT ON THAT RWY UNTIL FBO ADVISED ME HE WOULD LIKE TO DO A RWY CHK. I INFORMED HIM MY FINAL WAS PACKED, AND IT WOULD BE A WHILE BEFORE I COULD GET HIM ON THE RWY. HE SAID IT WAS UP TO ME, BUT HE HAD A RPT OF POSSIBLE FOD ON THE RWY. THIS WAS THE FIRST I HAD HEARD OF IT. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED MOVING ACFT TO ANOTHER RWY AND ALLOWED THE ARPT VEHICLE TO CHK THE RWY. HE DID FIND SOME RUBBER ON THE RWY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED PROBS FOR THE 2 OR 3 ACFT THAT LANDED BEFORE I BECAME AWARE OR THE PROB.

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.