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Loose tire from baggage cart train hits small transport commuter's #1 engine. Severe propeller damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 263715 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199402 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 263715 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While taxiing on taxiway K (lax) wbound at intersection 45 we were hit by a tire that came off a cart driving on the service road. The tire (hit) bounced from behind into the left engine. Unknown at the time what hit us we did an engine shutdown. After opening the door we saw that parts of the blades were missing (1/2 to 1 ft). Ground and city operations and the police were notified immediately. Reports were taken at the scene. The airplane was then towed to the gate. I also informed maintenance and dispatch including the NTSB. At the time I thought I did everything necessary. A few hours later we got a different airplane and proceeded to our destination airport. Unfortunately, I failed to write in the aircraft log that it was not airworthy to fly. It was so obvious, half of the propellers were missing!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOOSE TIRE FROM BAGGAGE CART TRAIN HITS SMT COMMUTER'S #1 ENG. SEVERE PROP DAMAGE.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING ON TXWY K (LAX) WBOUND AT INTXN 45 WE WERE HIT BY A TIRE THAT CAME OFF A CART DRIVING ON THE SVC ROAD. THE TIRE (HIT) BOUNCED FROM BEHIND INTO THE L ENG. UNKNOWN AT THE TIME WHAT HIT US WE DID AN ENG SHUTDOWN. AFTER OPENING THE DOOR WE SAW THAT PARTS OF THE BLADES WERE MISSING (1/2 TO 1 FT). GND AND CITY OPS AND THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. RPTS WERE TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE AIRPLANE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE GATE. I ALSO INFORMED MAINT AND DISPATCH INCLUDING THE NTSB. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT I DID EVERYTHING NECESSARY. A FEW HRS LATER WE GOT A DIFFERENT AIRPLANE AND PROCEEDED TO OUR DEST ARPT. UNFORTUNATELY, I FAILED TO WRITE IN THE ACFT LOG THAT IT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY TO FLY. IT WAS SO OBVIOUS, HALF OF THE PROPS WERE MISSING!
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.