An md-11 configuration page alerted tire low press; then tire failure. Because the QRH had no proced...

Narrative:

Leveled off at 390 and received a 'tire low pres' alert followed thereafter by a 'tire fail.' configuration page showed number 9 and number 10 tires on the center truck with a boxed amber number and the number 9 was decreasing. After consultation with maintenance and dispatch; captain elected to exercise captain's authority to land with the center retracted to avoid possible tire failure if the tire was indeed flat. There is not a specific procedure addressing this; so we reviewed every red tab/flight manual topic that applied to landing with the center gear retracted to ensure we complied with cg and performance criteria. Declared an emergency with approach due to the abnormal gear configuration. Landing; taxi and parking uneventful. A procedure for tire failure after gear retraction on the center gear checklist would be a nice addition to the red tabs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An MD-11 CONFIG Page alerted TIRE LOW PRESS; then TIRE FAILURE. Because the QRH had no procedure for a Number 9 or Number 10 center tire failure; the Captain declared an emergency and landed with the center truck retracted.

Narrative: Leveled off at 390 and received a 'TIRE LOW PRES' alert followed thereafter by a 'TIRE FAIL.' Configuration page showed Number 9 and Number 10 tires on the center truck with a boxed amber number and the Number 9 was decreasing. After consultation with Maintenance and Dispatch; Captain elected to exercise Captain's authority to land with the center retracted to avoid possible tire failure if the tire was indeed flat. There is not a specific procedure addressing this; so we reviewed every red tab/Flight Manual topic that applied to landing with the center gear retracted to ensure we complied with CG and performance criteria. Declared an emergency with Approach due to the abnormal gear configuration. Landing; taxi and parking uneventful. A procedure for tire failure after gear retraction on the Center Gear Checklist would be a nice addition to the red tabs.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1014840
Time
Date	201206
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear Tire
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An md-11 configuration page alerted tire low press; then tire failure. Because the QRH had no procedure for a number 9 or number 10 center tire failure; the captain declared an emergency and landed with the center truck retracted.