B757 flight crew had a possible tire failure departing den.

Attributes
ACN	718202
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdv.artcc
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl single value : 38000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	718202
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	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Near the end of climb to FL380 or early cruise; ZDV called and informed us that the den tower called them and reported tire debris on runway 25. They felt that it was either us or an rj that had departed moments before us. We noted no irregular shakes; noises or indications that may have been a result of a failure. I sent dispatch an ACARS note alerting them to the same fact and to relay to maintenance for our arrival. Dispatch acknowledged and later sent a message inquiring if we wanted the fire trucks on arrival. We agreed to the trucks; but did not declare an emergency nor was anything said to ATC. I asked dispatch to make the calls and the flight continued normally. Transitioning to the civet 5/runway 25R approach; socal asked if we had an aircraft malfunction to which we replied the above story. We were asked for souls and fuel. The last socal controller in communicating to other aircraft was using the term 'emergency aircraft' and the runway 25 arrs would be momentarily suspended. We landed without incident and was escorted to the gate. No failure was found on the aircraft. Speaking with dispatch afterwards; they did not declare an emergency; instead he told the ATC representative that we had an 'amber' condition. No emergency was ever declared by either the captain or dispatch; but I believe ATC priority was received.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW HAD A POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE DEPARTING DEN.

Narrative: NEAR THE END OF CLB TO FL380 OR EARLY CRUISE; ZDV CALLED AND INFORMED US THAT THE DEN TWR CALLED THEM AND RPTED TIRE DEBRIS ON RWY 25. THEY FELT THAT IT WAS EITHER US OR AN RJ THAT HAD DEPARTED MOMENTS BEFORE US. WE NOTED NO IRREGULAR SHAKES; NOISES OR INDICATIONS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF A FAILURE. I SENT DISPATCH AN ACARS NOTE ALERTING THEM TO THE SAME FACT AND TO RELAY TO MAINT FOR OUR ARR. DISPATCH ACKNOWLEDGED AND LATER SENT A MESSAGE INQUIRING IF WE WANTED THE FIRE TRUCKS ON ARR. WE AGREED TO THE TRUCKS; BUT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER NOR WAS ANYTHING SAID TO ATC. I ASKED DISPATCH TO MAKE THE CALLS AND THE FLT CONTINUED NORMALLY. TRANSITIONING TO THE CIVET 5/RWY 25R APCH; SOCAL ASKED IF WE HAD AN ACFT MALFUNCTION TO WHICH WE REPLIED THE ABOVE STORY. WE WERE ASKED FOR SOULS AND FUEL. THE LAST SOCAL CTLR IN COMMUNICATING TO OTHER ACFT WAS USING THE TERM 'EMER ACFT' AND THE RWY 25 ARRS WOULD BE MOMENTARILY SUSPENDED. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS ESCORTED TO THE GATE. NO FAILURE WAS FOUND ON THE ACFT. SPEAKING WITH DISPATCH AFTERWARDS; THEY DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER; INSTEAD HE TOLD THE ATC REPRESENTATIVE THAT WE HAD AN 'AMBER' CONDITION. NO EMER WAS EVER DECLARED BY EITHER THE CAPT OR DISPATCH; BUT I BELIEVE ATC PRIORITY WAS RECEIVED.

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.