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MD80 flight crew returned to the gate during taxi out after other aircraft flight crew reported that there was a noticeable cut in the left outboard main tire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 515067 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 515067 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Several aircraft noticed cut in left outboard tire on taxi out. Was reported to us and elected to return to gate for maintenance inspection. Tire needed to be changed. Tire was cut. Appeared to be after looking at scuff marks that an end of chock may have caused this problem. No corners were cut on way to runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLC RETURNED TO THE GATE DURING TAXI OUT AFTER OTHER ACFT FLC RPTED THAT THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE CUT IN THE L OUTBOARD MAIN TIRE.
Narrative: SEVERAL ACFT NOTICED CUT IN L OUTBOARD TIRE ON TAXI OUT. WAS RPTED TO US AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO GATE FOR MAINT INSPECTION. TIRE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. TIRE WAS CUT. APPEARED TO BE AFTER LOOKING AT SCUFF MARKS THAT AN END OF CHOCK MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS PROB. NO CORNERS WERE CUT ON WAY TO RWY.
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.