B767-200 crew had the nose gear tire tread come off the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	606201
Time
Date	200401
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 17 flight attendant time total : 17
ASRS Report	606201
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon preparation for landing, captain informed flight attendant #1 that an unsafe gear light was on. He said we would have an emergency landing. After 3 missed approachs and a landing, the flight had no incident -- aircraft was towed to gate. Crew was notified that on takeoff from ZZZ2, front tire tread had come off damaging the landing gear light sensor and surrounding area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-200 CREW HAD THE NOSE GEAR TIRE TREAD COME OFF THE ACFT.

Narrative: UPON PREPARATION FOR LNDG, CAPT INFORMED FLT ATTENDANT #1 THAT AN UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT WAS ON. HE SAID WE WOULD HAVE AN EMER LNDG. AFTER 3 MISSED APCHS AND A LNDG, THE FLT HAD NO INCIDENT -- ACFT WAS TOWED TO GATE. CREW WAS NOTIFIED THAT ON TKOF FROM ZZZ2, FRONT TIRE TREAD HAD COME OFF DAMAGING THE LNDG GEAR LIGHT SENSOR AND SURROUNDING AREA.

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.