Nose tire delaminates on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	294219
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fuk
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fuk tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	294219
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon gear retraction, a loud noise was heard in nosewheel well area. I thought it was the nosewheel area. I thought it was the nosewheel vibrating in the well. Captain/first officer theorized anything from blown tire to delamination of retread on nose tire. Gear up indication was normal and decision was made to continue flight to hnl. During the flight the crew prepared for all contingencies. We discussed normal landing with the blowing out near end of landing roll. Also, if nose gear would hang up and not be able to get down, emergency evacuate/evacuation, etc. This was also discussed with company in msp as well as hnl. Both operations and maintenance were advised. Upon reaching hnl, we requested a separate runway and a precautionary approach. Gear was lowered normally and 3 down indication was normal. A normal landing was made. Rollout normal. Upon inspection of the nosewheel it was discovered that the retread on the tire had come off. No significant damage to nosewheel area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NOSE TIRE DELAMINATES ON TKOF.

Narrative: UPON GEAR RETRACTION, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD IN NOSEWHEEL WELL AREA. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE NOSEWHEEL AREA. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE NOSEWHEEL VIBRATING IN THE WELL. CAPT/FO THEORIZED ANYTHING FROM BLOWN TIRE TO DELAMINATION OF RETREAD ON NOSE TIRE. GEAR UP INDICATION WAS NORMAL AND DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE FLT TO HNL. DURING THE FLT THE CREW PREPARED FOR ALL CONTINGENCIES. WE DISCUSSED NORMAL LNDG WITH THE BLOWING OUT NEAR END OF LNDG ROLL. ALSO, IF NOSE GEAR WOULD HANG UP AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET DOWN, EMER EVAC, ETC. THIS WAS ALSO DISCUSSED WITH COMPANY IN MSP AS WELL AS HNL. BOTH OPS AND MAINT WERE ADVISED. UPON REACHING HNL, WE REQUESTED A SEPARATE RWY AND A PRECAUTIONARY APCH. GEAR WAS LOWERED NORMALLY AND 3 DOWN INDICATION WAS NORMAL. A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE. ROLLOUT NORMAL. UPON INSPECTION OF THE NOSEWHEEL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RETREAD ON THE TIRE HAD COME OFF. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO NOSEWHEEL AREA.

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.