#1 main wheel with tire separated from a B737-300 and was discovered missing after flight at the gat...

Attributes
ACN	678244
Time
Date	200511
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	678244
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Upon arrival into ZZZ at gate; an aircraft parked next to us noticed our #1 main tire and assembly missing. We didn't know anything about it. We had a normal taxi; normal takeoff; and normal landing. Uneventful. The only thing I can remotely say that was different about this episode was that after the pushback it took just a little more power to get the aircraft to move. I thought we were in a chug hole or something. The taxi out was a non issue and takeoff was normal. The landing and taxi in ZZZ was normal as well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: #1 MAIN WHEEL WITH TIRE SEPARATED FROM A B737-300 AND WAS DISCOVERED MISSING AFTER FLT AT THE GATE.

Narrative: UPON ARR INTO ZZZ AT GATE; AN ACFT PARKED NEXT TO US NOTICED OUR #1 MAIN TIRE AND ASSEMBLY MISSING. WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE HAD A NORMAL TAXI; NORMAL TKOF; AND NORMAL LNDG. UNEVENTFUL. THE ONLY THING I CAN REMOTELY SAY THAT WAS DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS EPISODE WAS THAT AFTER THE PUSHBACK IT TOOK JUST A LITTLE MORE PWR TO GET THE ACFT TO MOVE. I THOUGHT WE WERE IN A CHUG HOLE OR SOMETHING. THE TAXI OUT WAS A NON ISSUE AND TKOF WAS NORMAL. THE LNDG AND TAXI IN ZZZ WAS NORMAL AS WELL.

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.

#1 main wheel with tire separated from a B737-300 and was discovered missing after flight at the gate.