Narrative:

On takeoff from runway 27R; as aircraft was approaching V1; heard loud bang and felt vibration. Continued takeoff and shortly after gear retraction; smelled burning rubber smell; then had flight attendants use emergency call on interphone notifying us that left engine had flames shooting out front of engine. As I flew aircraft; had my first officer perform engine fire/severe damage non-normal checklist. As soon as left engine was secured; fumes subsided. When gear was extended for landing; got left main gear unsafe indication; so did low pass on runway so gear could be observed from aircraft sitting on taxiway. When I was told gear appeared to be down and locked; I came back around and made normal single engine landing on runway 27R. After crash fire rescue equipment inspected aircraft; was towed back to gate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the engine incurred extensive damage from ingesting the recap and was replaced. The left landing gear hydraulic lines were beat up but no loss of fluid was noted. The left trailing edge flap inboard section had severe sheet metal damage. The tire that threw the tread remained inflated. The reporter has no information on the number of recaps that were applied to this tire and what number recap failed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 ON TKOF AT V1 HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT VIBRATION. CONTINUED TKOF AND WAS ADVISED OF FLAMES FROM L ENG. SECURED ENG. WHEN GEAR EXTENDED; HAD L GEAR UNSAFE WARNING. DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM RWY 27R; AS ACFT WAS APCHING V1; HEARD LOUD BANG AND FELT VIBRATION. CONTINUED TKOF AND SHORTLY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION; SMELLED BURNING RUBBER SMELL; THEN HAD FLT ATTENDANTS USE EMER CALL ON INTERPHONE NOTIFYING US THAT L ENG HAD FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FRONT OF ENG. AS I FLEW ACFT; HAD MY FO PERFORM ENG FIRE/SEVERE DAMAGE NON-NORMAL CHKLIST. AS SOON AS L ENG WAS SECURED; FUMES SUBSIDED. WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LNDG; GOT L MAIN GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION; SO DID LOW PASS ON RWY SO GEAR COULD BE OBSERVED FROM ACFT SITTING ON TXWY. WHEN I WAS TOLD GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED; I CAME BACK AROUND AND MADE NORMAL SINGLE ENG LNDG ON RWY 27R. AFTER CFR INSPECTED ACFT; WAS TOWED BACK TO GATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENG INCURRED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE FROM INGESTING THE RECAP AND WAS REPLACED. THE L LNDG GEAR HYD LINES WERE BEAT UP BUT NO LOSS OF FLUID WAS NOTED. THE L TRAILING EDGE FLAP INBOARD SECTION HAD SEVERE SHEET METAL DAMAGE. THE TIRE THAT THREW THE TREAD REMAINED INFLATED. THE RPTR HAS NO INFO ON THE NUMBER OF RECAPS THAT WERE APPLIED TO THIS TIRE AND WHAT NUMBER RECAP FAILED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.