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On the fifth takeoff of the day in very high ambient temperatures a B737-300 flight crew suffered a flat right main gear tire discovered after gear retraction. They returned to their departure airport for maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 966992 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201108 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Main Gear Tire |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 186 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
This was the fifth leg of a six leg pairing and we were taking off from a high altitude airport. The temperature all day had been above 95 degrees. Immediately after takeoff; when I placed the gear lever up; we were rewarded with a red gear unsafe light indication on the right main gear. We completed the appropriate checklist and returned to our departure airport.after deplaning all passengers; we were told by the maintenance personnel that the inboard tire on the right main gear was flat. I believe the checklist should be more precise as to what we should do in case of a disagreement light on the landing gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: On the fifth takeoff of the day in very high ambient temperatures a B737-300 flight crew suffered a flat right main gear tire discovered after gear retraction. They returned to their departure airport for maintenance.
Narrative: This was the fifth leg of a six leg pairing and we were taking off from a high altitude airport. The temperature all day had been above 95 degrees. Immediately after takeoff; when I placed the gear lever up; we were rewarded with a red gear unsafe light indication on the right main gear. We completed the appropriate checklist and returned to our departure airport.After deplaning all passengers; we were told by the Maintenance personnel that the inboard tire on the right main gear was flat. I believe the checklist should be more precise as to what we should do in case of a disagreement light on the landing gear.
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.