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A MD80 suspected a tire failure on takeoff because of the burning rubber smell and the right main gear light remaining illuminated longer than the others. After landing all tires were found intact.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 865660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During rotate and shortly after takeoff rubber residue odor; which dissipated; was detected. Odor was coincident with right main landing gear red light remaining illuminated for 7-10 seconds after all other gear lights were extinguished with gear handle up. Suspected possible tire failure; relayed to tower. Tower relayed to aircraft that no tire fragments/debris or unusual marks evident on runway. Coordination accomplished with flight attendants; dispatch; maintenance; ATC; and airfield rescue and fire fighting. Precautionary emergency declared for the arrival and appropriate checklist reviewed/utilized; including preparing the cabin for an emergency landing. Uneventful emergency landing and arrival to accomplished. Emergency canceled. Preliminary post flight inspection by maintenance revealed no tire damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MD80 suspected a tire failure on takeoff because of the burning rubber smell and the right main gear light remaining illuminated longer than the others. After landing all tires were found intact.
Narrative: During rotate and shortly after takeoff rubber residue odor; which dissipated; was detected. Odor was coincident with right main landing gear red light remaining illuminated for 7-10 seconds after all other gear lights were extinguished with gear handle up. Suspected possible tire failure; relayed to Tower. Tower relayed to aircraft that no tire fragments/debris or unusual marks evident on runway. Coordination accomplished with Flight Attendants; Dispatch; Maintenance; ATC; and Airfield Rescue and Fire Fighting. Precautionary emergency declared for the arrival and appropriate checklist reviewed/utilized; including preparing the cabin for an emergency landing. Uneventful emergency landing and arrival to accomplished. Emergency canceled. Preliminary post flight inspection by maintenance revealed no tire damage.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.