Narrative:

During my second IOE MD88 first officer, first day and third leg of the rotation was air carrier flight xyz from atl to chs. After a delayed takeoff in atl, we arrived in chs just after XA15 local and made an approach to runway 15. The captain was flying and made a visual approach to runway 15 with maximum autobrakes selected for IOE demonstration purposes. The runway was patchy wet as rain had passed through earlier. After touching down on centerline, on speed in the landing zone, the autobrakes appeared to activate normally. During rollout, the captain directed me to select medium autobrakes, which I did, but the braking action continued to be very heavy and some vibration was noted. Tower called to ask if we were experiencing compressor stalls after they heard loud bangs, we were not, but had not yet realized that both left tires had blown. The captain then called for minimum autobrakes, but again, no change in deceleration. The captain then deselected the autobrakes with the brake pedals and brought the aircraft to a stop on the centerline of the runway. The aircraft was tilted to the left and we realized we had blown the 2 left main landing gear tires. We asked the tower to roll the emergency vehicles. The passenger and crew remained calm throughout the event, despite the smell of rubber noted for a few moments. Unable to taxi, all passenger and crew deplaned through the 1L door via stairs and were transported via bus to the terminal. Most passenger were complimentary of how we handled a potentially serious situation. Other than the tires, I did not see much, if any, additional damage to the aircraft. No injuries were reported to my knowledge.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88 CAPT USED MAX AUTOBRAKES ON A PATCHY WET RWY AS A DEMONSTRATION TO A FO GETTING IOE. THE 2 MAIN GEAR TIRES ON THE L SIDE BLEW OUT.

Narrative: DURING MY SECOND IOE MD88 FO, FIRST DAY AND THIRD LEG OF THE ROTATION WAS ACR FLT XYZ FROM ATL TO CHS. AFTER A DELAYED TKOF IN ATL, WE ARRIVED IN CHS JUST AFTER XA15 LCL AND MADE AN APCH TO RWY 15. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND MADE A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 15 WITH MAX AUTOBRAKES SELECTED FOR IOE DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES. THE RWY WAS PATCHY WET AS RAIN HAD PASSED THROUGH EARLIER. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON CTRLINE, ON SPD IN THE LNDG ZONE, THE AUTOBRAKES APPEARED TO ACTIVATE NORMALLY. DURING ROLLOUT, THE CAPT DIRECTED ME TO SELECT MEDIUM AUTOBRAKES, WHICH I DID, BUT THE BRAKING ACTION CONTINUED TO BE VERY HVY AND SOME VIBRATION WAS NOTED. TWR CALLED TO ASK IF WE WERE EXPERIENCING COMPRESSOR STALLS AFTER THEY HEARD LOUD BANGS, WE WERE NOT, BUT HAD NOT YET REALIZED THAT BOTH L TIRES HAD BLOWN. THE CAPT THEN CALLED FOR MINIMUM AUTOBRAKES, BUT AGAIN, NO CHANGE IN DECELERATION. THE CAPT THEN DESELECTED THE AUTOBRAKES WITH THE BRAKE PEDALS AND BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP ON THE CTRLINE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS TILTED TO THE L AND WE REALIZED WE HAD BLOWN THE 2 L MAIN LNDG GEAR TIRES. WE ASKED THE TWR TO ROLL THE EMER VEHICLES. THE PAX AND CREW REMAINED CALM THROUGHOUT THE EVENT, DESPITE THE SMELL OF RUBBER NOTED FOR A FEW MOMENTS. UNABLE TO TAXI, ALL PAX AND CREW DEPLANED THROUGH THE 1L DOOR VIA STAIRS AND WERE TRANSPORTED VIA BUS TO THE TERMINAL. MOST PAX WERE COMPLIMENTARY OF HOW WE HANDLED A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SIT. OTHER THAN THE TIRES, I DID NOT SEE MUCH, IF ANY, ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. NO INJURIES WERE RPTED TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

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.