Flight crew of a B727 throttled back and subsequently shut down the #3 engine during takeoff and initial climb due to tire pieces from their right outboard tire being ingested into the #3 engine. An emergency was then declared, fuel dumped, a fly by the tower for gear condition check was made, more fuel was dumped and finally a successful return land made. There was no further damage to the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	384807
Time
Date	199711
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 29
ASRS Report	384807
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	384802
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After rotation, #3 engine began compressor stalling continuously. Landing gear was raised and #3 throttle retarded to idle. During climb another aircraft reported tire pieces on runway. Based on this we shut down #3 after the aircraft was cleaned up. Climbed to 4000 ft and dumped fuel to aircraft gross weight of 155000 pounds. We lowered the landing gear and flew by the tower for a visual inspection. The right gear was said to be abnormal so we dumped to minimum fuel and instructed the flight attendants to brace for landing. Landing was made normally. The outboard right gear tire had been ingested in #3 engine causing its failure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B727 THROTTLED BACK AND SUBSEQUENTLY SHUT DOWN THE #3 ENG DURING TKOF AND INITIAL CLB DUE TO TIRE PIECES FROM THEIR R OUTBOARD TIRE BEING INGESTED INTO THE #3 ENG. AN EMER WAS THEN DECLARED, FUEL DUMPED, A FLY BY THE TWR FOR GEAR CONDITION CHK WAS MADE, MORE FUEL WAS DUMPED AND FINALLY A SUCCESSFUL RETURN LAND MADE. THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: AFTER ROTATION, #3 ENG BEGAN COMPRESSOR STALLING CONTINUOUSLY. LNDG GEAR WAS RAISED AND #3 THROTTLE RETARDED TO IDLE. DURING CLB ANOTHER ACFT RPTED TIRE PIECES ON RWY. BASED ON THIS WE SHUT DOWN #3 AFTER THE ACFT WAS CLEANED UP. CLBED TO 4000 FT AND DUMPED FUEL TO ACFT GROSS WT OF 155000 LBS. WE LOWERED THE LNDG GEAR AND FLEW BY THE TWR FOR A VISUAL INSPECTION. THE R GEAR WAS SAID TO BE ABNORMAL SO WE DUMPED TO MINIMUM FUEL AND INSTRUCTED THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO BRACE FOR LNDG. LNDG WAS MADE NORMALLY. THE OUTBOARD R GEAR TIRE HAD BEEN INGESTED IN #3 ENG CAUSING ITS FAILURE.

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.