Widebody transport aircraft notified tires had blown at takeoff. Dump fuel.

Attributes
ACN	274053
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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 tower : anc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	274053
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	274060
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After takeoff runway 8R atl tower advised blown tire right main left front. No indications or control problems. Further investigation revealed damage to #6 spoiler. Dumped fuel (15000 pounds) and returned to atlanta. Initially contacted flight control and maintenance for communication loop. Supplemental information from acn 274060: the fire trucks were requested as a precaution, there was a problem after exiting the runway. We could not communicate directly with the fire trucks, and had to go through ground control. This was a very big obstacle to effective communication.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB ACFT NOTIFIED TIRES HAD BLOWN AT TKOF. DUMP FUEL.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF RWY 8R ATL TWR ADVISED BLOWN TIRE R MAIN L FRONT. NO INDICATIONS OR CTL PROBS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED DAMAGE TO #6 SPOILER. DUMPED FUEL (15000 LBS) AND RETURNED TO ATLANTA. INITIALLY CONTACTED FLT CTL AND MAINT FOR COM LOOP. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 274060: THE FIRE TRUCKS WERE REQUESTED AS A PRECAUTION, THERE WAS A PROB AFTER EXITING THE RWY. WE COULD NOT COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH THE FIRE TRUCKS, AND HAD TO GO THROUGH GND CTL. THIS WAS A VERY BIG OBSTACLE TO EFFECTIVE COM.

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.