B737-800 flight crew rejected takeoff when aircraft began to yaw and 'popping' noise was heard in th...

Attributes
ACN	762286
Time
Date	200711
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	762286
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aborted takeoff; approximately 130 KTS on takeoff crew heard a popping noise and aircraft yawed to the right. Crew aborted the takeoff. Aircraft taxied clear of runway; called emergency equipment to inspect aircraft. Maintenance came out to inspect aircraft; #3 tire came apart and damaged the right flap. After approximately 15 mins all main tire fuse plugs blew and tires deflated. Nothing further. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that runway and aircraft inspection revealed that the tread separated from the #3 main tire. The noise described was that of the tire debris striking the flap. Substantial yaw was encountered; and the flight crew did not know of the source of the noise; so the flight crew elected to reject the takeoff prior to reaching V1 (150 KT+.) the aircraft is equipped with an 'rejected takeoff' brake setting; so heavy braking was applied when the abort was initiated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 FLT CREW REJECTED TKOF WHEN ACFT BEGAN TO YAW AND 'POPPING' NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE COCKPIT.

Narrative: ABORTED TKOF; APPROX 130 KTS ON TKOF CREW HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND ACFT YAWED TO THE R. CREW ABORTED THE TKOF. ACFT TAXIED CLR OF RWY; CALLED EMER EQUIP TO INSPECT ACFT. MAINT CAME OUT TO INSPECT ACFT; #3 TIRE CAME APART AND DAMAGED THE R FLAP. AFTER APPROX 15 MINS ALL MAIN TIRE FUSE PLUGS BLEW AND TIRES DEFLATED. NOTHING FURTHER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED THAT RWY AND ACFT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE #3 MAIN TIRE. THE NOISE DESCRIBED WAS THAT OF THE TIRE DEBRIS STRIKING THE FLAP. SUBSTANTIAL YAW WAS ENCOUNTERED; AND THE FLT CREW DID NOT KNOW OF THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE; SO THE FLT CREW ELECTED TO REJECT THE TKOF PRIOR TO REACHING V1 (150 KT+.) THE ACFT IS EQUIPPED WITH AN 'RTO' BRAKE SETTING; SO HEAVY BRAKING WAS APPLIED WHEN THE ABORT WAS INITIATED.

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.

B737-800 flight crew rejected takeoff when aircraft began to yaw and 'popping' noise was heard in the cockpit.