A300 captain reports a single tire failure after landing with an apparently malfunctioning brake.

Attributes
ACN	813009
Time
Date	200811
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 340
ASRS Report	813009
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Alerted to tire failure on landing after tower advised seeing large dark smoke plume on landing; and visual inspection by ramp personnel and airline maintenance. Normal taxi and takeoff. Normal approach and landing. Captain landing. Upon clearing runway; tower reported smoke on right side on touchdown. Aircraft stopped on taxiway. Requested tower observation and on-scene ground response. Tower stated that there was only an initial plume upon landing and nothing thereafter. Ramp vehicle stated that the rear right (#8) tire was damaged; but intact. Satisfied that no danger existed; captain advised the flight attendants and made a PA to remain seated. Shortly thereafter; airline maintenance arrived; examined the aircraft and declared safe to taxi to the gate. Ramp found no debris on the runway. During taxi; tower reported the damaged wheel was rotating; and locking up repeatedly; which I felt during the slow taxi. At the gate; the mechanic immediately asked if there were any cockpit warnings. No anti-skid fail warnings; no brake warnings. Captain examined the tire; noticing a basketball size spot; where all the tread was worn away; and tire split open. On either side on this spot; treads were normal. It appears that the tire made contact on this spot and never rotated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 CAPT RPTS A SINGLE TIRE FAILURE AFTER LNDG WITH AN APPARENTLY MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE.

Narrative: ALERTED TO TIRE FAILURE ON LNDG AFTER TWR ADVISED SEEING LARGE DARK SMOKE PLUME ON LNDG; AND VISUAL INSPECTION BY RAMP PERSONNEL AND AIRLINE MAINT. NORMAL TAXI AND TKOF. NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. CAPT LNDG. UPON CLEARING RWY; TWR RPTED SMOKE ON R SIDE ON TOUCHDOWN. ACFT STOPPED ON TXWY. REQUESTED TWR OBSERVATION AND ON-SCENE GND RESPONSE. TWR STATED THAT THERE WAS ONLY AN INITIAL PLUME UPON LNDG AND NOTHING THEREAFTER. RAMP VEHICLE STATED THAT THE REAR R (#8) TIRE WAS DAMAGED; BUT INTACT. SATISFIED THAT NO DANGER EXISTED; CAPT ADVISED THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND MADE A PA TO REMAIN SEATED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; AIRLINE MAINT ARRIVED; EXAMINED THE ACFT AND DECLARED SAFE TO TAXI TO THE GATE. RAMP FOUND NO DEBRIS ON THE RWY. DURING TAXI; TWR RPTED THE DAMAGED WHEEL WAS ROTATING; AND LOCKING UP REPEATEDLY; WHICH I FELT DURING THE SLOW TAXI. AT THE GATE; THE MECH IMMEDIATELY ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY COCKPIT WARNINGS. NO ANTI-SKID FAIL WARNINGS; NO BRAKE WARNINGS. CAPT EXAMINED THE TIRE; NOTICING A BASKETBALL SIZE SPOT; WHERE ALL THE TREAD WAS WORN AWAY; AND TIRE SPLIT OPEN. ON EITHER SIDE ON THIS SPOT; TREADS WERE NORMAL. IT APPEARS THAT THE TIRE MADE CONTACT ON THIS SPOT AND NEVER ROTATED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.