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Upon landing at destination an EMB145 captain is informed that a passenger saw something fly off the aircraft during takeoff. Inspection reveals a shredded left inboard tire and significant flap and engine damage. Flight had taken off behind an A380.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 954490 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MIA.Tower |
| State Reference | FL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Main Gear Tire |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
[We] needed runway 9 for takeoff due to weight in mia. We taxied to runway 9 behind A380 super heavy. A380 was cleared for takeoff and then a runway sweep was completed by 2 dade county trucks. After trucks cleared we were cleared for takeoff. Takeoff was uneventful. [We] elected to land at our destination with flaps 45. Landing was extremely smooth as many passengers noted upon exiting. The flight attendant came forward and said on the approach a passenger notified her that we may have hit something on our takeoff roll out of mia. He was seated aft of the wing on the left side of aircraft and he said he saw something fly by the window. I instructed the first officer to look specifically for bird strike evidence during his post flight. When he went outside he saw a shredded left inboard tire; flap damage; engine cowling damage; fan blade damage; shroud damage; and stator damage. No unusual engine vibrations were noted on flight in and no unusual engine indications. Tire shredding and resultant debris impact seems to be the cause of the damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Upon landing at destination an EMB145 Captain is informed that a passenger saw something fly off the aircraft during takeoff. Inspection reveals a shredded left inboard tire and significant flap and engine damage. Flight had taken off behind an A380.
Narrative: [We] needed Runway 9 for takeoff due to weight in MIA. We taxied to Runway 9 behind A380 SUPER HEAVY. A380 was cleared for takeoff and then a runway sweep was completed by 2 Dade County trucks. After trucks cleared we were cleared for takeoff. Takeoff was uneventful. [We] elected to land at our destination with flaps 45. Landing was EXTREMELY SMOOTH as many passengers noted upon exiting. The Flight Attendant came forward and said on the approach a passenger notified her that we may have hit something on our takeoff roll out of MIA. He was seated aft of the wing on the left side of aircraft and he said he saw something fly by the window. I instructed the First Officer to look specifically for BIRD STRIKE evidence during his post flight. When he went outside he saw a shredded left inboard tire; flap damage; engine cowling damage; fan blade damage; shroud damage; and stator damage. No unusual engine vibrations were noted on flight in and no unusual engine indications. Tire shredding and resultant debris impact seems to be the cause of the 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.