Air carrier large transport lost a tire tread during takeoff that resulted in engine failure at 500 ...

Attributes
ACN	195903
Time
Date	199112
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	195903
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	195905
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We lost #1 engine at 500 ft AGL due to #2 main tire tread failure. The separated piece of tread was ingested by the #1 (pod) engine. Cleanup and checklist operation was by the book, no incident. Emergency declared and 37000 pounds of fuel dumped. We landed uneventfully and taxied to the gate. On preflight the tire looked great. I don't know what could've been done to prevent this expensive and dangerous situation. Supplemental information from acn 195905: assistance provided by: aircraft holding for takeoff which alerted us to impending problem by advising us that something 'fell off' airplane during takeoff roll.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT LOST A TIRE TREAD DURING TKOF THAT RESULTED IN ENG FAILURE AT 500 FT.

Narrative: WE LOST #1 ENG AT 500 FT AGL DUE TO #2 MAIN TIRE TREAD FAILURE. THE SEPARATED PIECE OF TREAD WAS INGESTED BY THE #1 (POD) ENG. CLEANUP AND CHKLIST OP WAS BY THE BOOK, NO INCIDENT. EMER DECLARED AND 37000 POUNDS OF FUEL DUMPED. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. ON PREFLT THE TIRE LOOKED GREAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD'VE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 195905: ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY: ACFT HOLDING FOR TKOF WHICH ALERTED US TO IMPENDING PROBLEM BY ADVISING US THAT SOMETHING 'FELL OFF' AIRPLANE DURING TKOF ROLL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

Air carrier large transport lost a tire tread during takeoff that resulted in engine failure at 500 ft.