Large transport had 3 blown main wheel tires during landing roll. Passenger deplaned on runway.

Attributes
ACN	272837
Time
Date	199406
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
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 : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	272837
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	273144
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Left main tires blew on landing rollout. Tower reported smoke that soon dissipated. Deplaned passenger via aft airstairs. Ground man later reported that right main tire (#4) was also flat. Discovery: vibration during rollout. The cause: unknown. Actions or inactions: considered and almost decided to evacuate/evacuation passenger via emergency exits because someone (identify unknown to us) came on frequency and said 'he's on fire.' I decided to double-check with tower and they reported that there was no fire. Perceptions: the voice that reported the fire I'm sure was just trying to help but almost prompted me to make too quick of a decision. I'm glad I double-checked with a very busy tower controller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT HAD 3 BLOWN MAIN WHEEL TIRES DURING LNDG ROLL. PAX DEPLANED ON RWY.

Narrative: L MAIN TIRES BLEW ON LNDG ROLLOUT. TWR RPTED SMOKE THAT SOON DISSIPATED. DEPLANED PAX VIA AFT AIRSTAIRS. GND MAN LATER RPTED THAT R MAIN TIRE (#4) WAS ALSO FLAT. DISCOVERY: VIBRATION DURING ROLLOUT. THE CAUSE: UNKNOWN. ACTIONS OR INACTIONS: CONSIDERED AND ALMOST DECIDED TO EVAC PAX VIA EMER EXITS BECAUSE SOMEONE (IDENT UNKNOWN TO US) CAME ON FREQ AND SAID 'HE'S ON FIRE.' I DECIDED TO DOUBLE-CHK WITH TWR AND THEY RPTED THAT THERE WAS NO FIRE. PERCEPTIONS: THE VOICE THAT RPTED THE FIRE I'M SURE WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP BUT ALMOST PROMPTED ME TO MAKE TOO QUICK OF A DECISION. I'M GLAD I DOUBLE-CHKED WITH A VERY BUSY TWR CTLR.

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.