Narrative:

Providence ATIS notified us of LLWS and gusty crosswind conditions. Tower reported loss of 15 KTS on final from a previous aircraft. I elected to land at flaps 15 degrees for improved crosswind handling and go around climb gradient, even though airplane was 99000 pounds with a 7100 ft runway. Touchdown was a greaser, with gentle nose lowering. I braked expeditiously with about 1.4 EPR's reverse thrust. Through about 90 KTS, it sounded as if a nose tire failed (no nose gear brakes on this aircraft), so I planned to clear runway 5 at the next taxiway and have the aircraft looked over before taxiing on the remaining nose tire. However, while coasting at slow speed, the aircraft was no longer steerable with nosewheel steering, so I coasted to a stop on the runway. Inspection revealed both nose tires failed, so I made the correct decision to not clear the runway. Passenger were uneventfully bussed to the terminal. The aircraft had both rims/tires replaced and continued flying after about a 2 hour delay. I later remembered that on takeoff from mco, aircraft yawed ever so slightly to the left with calm wind conditions, just prior to rotation. I corrected the yaw, noted both engines cooking normally, and rotated. Prior to gear retraction, a pack tripped, which I ignored while the first officer reset it. I suspect a tire failed on the mco takeoff, causing debris to enter the ram air inlet for the pack. The remaining tire couldn't handle the increased touchdown speed for the weight/winds in pvd, and also failed. Supplemental information from acn 375329: on rollout after a normal landing we noticed a sound which indicated a flat nose tire. We stopped on the runway to avoid further damage. ATC closed the runway (runway 5 at pvd) and maintenance was called to change the tire. The problem was that it took 1 hour to get busses out to unload the passenger so maintenance could work on the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AS A B737-200 LANDS AT PVD, RI, THE 2 NOSE GEAR TIRES FAIL AND BLOW OUT. PLT IS DISAPPOINTED THAT IT TAKES SO LONG TO DEPLANE THE PAX AND HAVE THE ACFT TOWED OFF OF THE RWY.

Narrative: PROVIDENCE ATIS NOTIFIED US OF LLWS AND GUSTY XWIND CONDITIONS. TWR RPTED LOSS OF 15 KTS ON FINAL FROM A PREVIOUS ACFT. I ELECTED TO LAND AT FLAPS 15 DEGS FOR IMPROVED XWIND HANDLING AND GAR CLB GRADIENT, EVEN THOUGH AIRPLANE WAS 99000 LBS WITH A 7100 FT RWY. TOUCHDOWN WAS A GREASER, WITH GENTLE NOSE LOWERING. I BRAKED EXPEDITIOUSLY WITH ABOUT 1.4 EPR'S REVERSE THRUST. THROUGH ABOUT 90 KTS, IT SOUNDED AS IF A NOSE TIRE FAILED (NO NOSE GEAR BRAKES ON THIS ACFT), SO I PLANNED TO CLR RWY 5 AT THE NEXT TXWY AND HAVE THE ACFT LOOKED OVER BEFORE TAXIING ON THE REMAINING NOSE TIRE. HOWEVER, WHILE COASTING AT SLOW SPD, THE ACFT WAS NO LONGER STEERABLE WITH NOSEWHEEL STEERING, SO I COASTED TO A STOP ON THE RWY. INSPECTION REVEALED BOTH NOSE TIRES FAILED, SO I MADE THE CORRECT DECISION TO NOT CLR THE RWY. PAX WERE UNEVENTFULLY BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL. THE ACFT HAD BOTH RIMS/TIRES REPLACED AND CONTINUED FLYING AFTER ABOUT A 2 HR DELAY. I LATER REMEMBERED THAT ON TKOF FROM MCO, ACFT YAWED EVER SO SLIGHTLY TO THE L WITH CALM WIND CONDITIONS, JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION. I CORRECTED THE YAW, NOTED BOTH ENGS COOKING NORMALLY, AND ROTATED. PRIOR TO GEAR RETRACTION, A PACK TRIPPED, WHICH I IGNORED WHILE THE FO RESET IT. I SUSPECT A TIRE FAILED ON THE MCO TKOF, CAUSING DEBRIS TO ENTER THE RAM AIR INLET FOR THE PACK. THE REMAINING TIRE COULDN'T HANDLE THE INCREASED TOUCHDOWN SPD FOR THE WT/WINDS IN PVD, AND ALSO FAILED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 375329: ON ROLLOUT AFTER A NORMAL LNDG WE NOTICED A SOUND WHICH INDICATED A FLAT NOSE TIRE. WE STOPPED ON THE RWY TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE. ATC CLOSED THE RWY (RWY 5 AT PVD) AND MAINT WAS CALLED TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE PROB WAS THAT IT TOOK 1 HR TO GET BUSSES OUT TO UNLOAD THE PAX SO MAINT COULD WORK ON THE ACFT.

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.