A B767 flight loses 1 wheel on takeoff and returns lands at jfk, ny.

Attributes
ACN	472210
Time
Date	200005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	472210
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	472211
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff we heard another aircraft on tower frequency report that the aircraft that just took off lost a wheel. We had just taken off and were pretty sure it was us, even though we had not yet been officially idented by tower as the aircraft in question. We had already raised the gear and had an EICAS message that stated simply 'antiskid' with 2 status messages of alternate and normal antiskid inoperative. Asked for a holding pattern out over the water to preclude anything from falling off the airplane over the city. We burned down fuel to a gross weight of 275 KTS and landed on the longest available runway, runway 13R at jfk. Turned off and had aircraft inspected prior to taxiing to gate. Maintenance assured me, while in air, that aircraft could be taxied with wheel missing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 FLT LOSES 1 WHEEL ON TKOF AND RETURNS LANDS AT JFK, NY.

Narrative: ON TKOF WE HEARD ANOTHER ACFT ON TWR FREQ RPT THAT THE ACFT THAT JUST TOOK OFF LOST A WHEEL. WE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF AND WERE PRETTY SURE IT WAS US, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD NOT YET BEEN OFFICIALLY IDENTED BY TWR AS THE ACFT IN QUESTION. WE HAD ALREADY RAISED THE GEAR AND HAD AN EICAS MESSAGE THAT STATED SIMPLY 'ANTISKID' WITH 2 STATUS MESSAGES OF ALTERNATE AND NORMAL ANTISKID INOP. ASKED FOR A HOLDING PATTERN OUT OVER THE WATER TO PRECLUDE ANYTHING FROM FALLING OFF THE AIRPLANE OVER THE CITY. WE BURNED DOWN FUEL TO A GROSS WT OF 275 KTS AND LANDED ON THE LONGEST AVAILABLE RWY, RWY 13R AT JFK. TURNED OFF AND HAD ACFT INSPECTED PRIOR TO TAXIING TO GATE. MAINT ASSURED ME, WHILE IN AIR, THAT ACFT COULD BE TAXIED WITH WHEEL MISSING.

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.