Tire cap came off during an medium large transport takeoff resulting in damage to one main gear door...

Attributes
ACN	291904
Time
Date	199412
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
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	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	291904
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After takeoff from sfo we were advised by ATC that an aircraft that takeoff after us found debris on the runway. ATC was advising approximately 4 aircraft that had departed. We had no indication of any problem. We were later notified that a tire cap and part of a gear door from a B-737 was the debris. We still had no indication it was our aircraft. We continued tour destination (phl) where we made a precautionary landing that was uneventful. After shut down at the gate. We were informed it was our aircraft. The right tire on the right main mount had thrown a thread that damaged the gear door and flap. Required repairs were made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TIRE CAP CAME OFF DURING AN MLG TKOF RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO ONE MAIN GEAR DOOR AND WING FLAP.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM SFO WE WERE ADVISED BY ATC THAT AN ACFT THAT TKOF AFTER US FOUND DEBRIS ON THE RWY. ATC WAS ADVISING APPROX 4 ACFT THAT HAD DEPARTED. WE HAD NO INDICATION OF ANY PROB. WE WERE LATER NOTIFIED THAT A TIRE CAP AND PART OF A GEAR DOOR FROM A B-737 WAS THE DEBRIS. WE STILL HAD NO INDICATION IT WAS OUR ACFT. WE CONTINUED TOUR DEST (PHL) WHERE WE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG THAT WAS UNEVENTFUL. AFTER SHUT DOWN AT THE GATE. WE WERE INFORMED IT WAS OUR ACFT. THE R TIRE ON THE R MAIN MOUNT HAD THROWN A THREAD THAT DAMAGED THE GEAR DOOR AND FLAP. REQUIRED REPAIRS WERE MADE.

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.

Tire cap came off during an medium large transport takeoff resulting in damage to one main gear door and wing flap.