Medium large transport notified of gear door tire damage at takeoff. Divert land.

Attributes
ACN	316075
Time
Date	199509
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : abq
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12600 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	316075
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While at cruise altitude (FL330) we received a SELCAL from commercial radio. Several unsuccessful attempts were made to reach commercial radio. Shortly afterward, abq ARTCC advised us that phx ATC tower believes we had a tire structural failure along with losing part of a gear door on takeoff from phx. I immediately attempted contact with company on commercial radio and inquired about any information they could obtain to better assess the damage to the aircraft. Notified dispatch that I would continue flight to ewr since all parameters and flight characteristics were normal, but advised them to contact me when further information was received from phx on particulars of the incident. Dispatch notified me on commercial radio that they confirmed the entire carcass of #1 tire was found along with part of a gear door on the runway. I requested a phone conference with maintenance control and engineering to assess possible flight characteristics of aircraft upon landing. Their recommendation to land at a suitable airport with a long dry runway. After discussion with dispatch on destination WX, I elected to divert to ord or ind, due to company maintenance at ord. Selected ord for unscheduled landing. Briefed flight attendants, then passenger on precautionary landing at ord. Declared an emergency when close to airport and made subsequent uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG NOTIFIED OF GEAR DOOR TIRE DAMAGE AT TKOF. DIVERT LAND.

Narrative: WHILE AT CRUISE ALT (FL330) WE RECEIVED A SELCAL FROM COMMERCIAL RADIO. SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REACH COMMERCIAL RADIO. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, ABQ ARTCC ADVISED US THAT PHX ATC TWR BELIEVES WE HAD A TIRE STRUCTURAL FAILURE ALONG WITH LOSING PART OF A GEAR DOOR ON TKOF FROM PHX. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED CONTACT WITH COMPANY ON COMMERCIAL RADIO AND INQUIRED ABOUT ANY INFO THEY COULD OBTAIN TO BETTER ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. NOTIFIED DISPATCH THAT I WOULD CONTINUE FLT TO EWR SINCE ALL PARAMETERS AND FLT CHARACTERISTICS WERE NORMAL, BUT ADVISED THEM TO CONTACT ME WHEN FURTHER INFO WAS RECEIVED FROM PHX ON PARTICULARS OF THE INCIDENT. DISPATCH NOTIFIED ME ON COMMERCIAL RADIO THAT THEY CONFIRMED THE ENTIRE CARCASS OF #1 TIRE WAS FOUND ALONG WITH PART OF A GEAR DOOR ON THE RWY. I REQUESTED A PHONE CONFERENCE WITH MAINT CTL AND ENGINEERING TO ASSESS POSSIBLE FLT CHARACTERISTICS OF ACFT UPON LNDG. THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO LAND AT A SUITABLE ARPT WITH A LONG DRY RWY. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH DISPATCH ON DEST WX, I ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ORD OR IND, DUE TO COMPANY MAINT AT ORD. SELECTED ORD FOR UNSCHEDULED LNDG. BRIEFED FLT ATTENDANTS, THEN PAX ON PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT ORD. DECLARED AN EMER WHEN CLOSE TO ARPT AND MADE SUBSEQUENT UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

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.