Narrative:

We were on a routine flight from sea to pdx. We picked up our WX and preflight walk around with no discrepancies. (We had switched aircraft due to a company directed aircraft rotation). Everything in startup and taxi checked normal. It was the first officer's leg so, upon receiving our takeoff clearance, we began our takeoff roll. Partway between starting our takeoff roll and rotation, we got strong vibrations. We initiate an abort and came to a safe stop. We cleared the runway and taxied to the close-in ramp area. We discovered that the right main on our light transport had blown. It caused damage to 1 propeller blade and some minor damage to the wing flap. In checking with maintenance, they had found several tire blowouts from these tire suppliers. The recaps separate and consequently fail. Suggestion: check for recap partial separation during preflight if recaps are used.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT COMMUTER CREW HAS TIRE BLOW ON TKOF ROLL. ABORT TKOF.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A ROUTINE FLT FROM SEA TO PDX. WE PICKED UP OUR WX AND PREFLT WALK AROUND WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. (WE HAD SWITCHED ACFT DUE TO A COMPANY DIRECTED ACFT ROTATION). EVERYTHING IN STARTUP AND TAXI CHKED NORMAL. IT WAS THE FO'S LEG SO, UPON RECEIVING OUR TKOF CLRNC, WE BEGAN OUR TKOF ROLL. PARTWAY BTWN STARTING OUR TKOF ROLL AND ROTATION, WE GOT STRONG VIBRATIONS. WE INITIATE AN ABORT AND CAME TO A SAFE STOP. WE CLRED THE RWY AND TAXIED TO THE CLOSE-IN RAMP AREA. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE R MAIN ON OUR LTT HAD BLOWN. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO 1 PROP BLADE AND SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING FLAP. IN CHKING WITH MAINT, THEY HAD FOUND SEVERAL TIRE BLOWOUTS FROM THESE TIRE SUPPLIERS. THE RECAPS SEPARATE AND CONSEQUENTLY FAIL. SUGGESTION: CHK FOR RECAP PARTIAL SEPARATION DURING PREFLT IF RECAPS ARE USED.

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.