Tire tread thrown on takeoff roll resulting in abort and engine change for foreign object damage.

Attributes
ACN	83938
Time
Date	198803
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 9544 flight time type : 339
ASRS Report	83938
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 78 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 295
ASRS Report	83939
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Taxiout was normal. On takeoff felt aircraft vibration at 130-133 KTS with flickering master caution light. Aborted takeoff at 135 KTS. Upon inspection by maintenance, found #3 tire lost recap resulting in damage to flap and #2 engine. No indication of engine malfunctions during abort. No harm or injury to passenger or crew. Approximately 25-30 mins later, fuse plugs blew on remaining tires and tires deflated. Buses were used to transport passenger to terminal. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: V1 speed was calculated at 144 KTS. Captain was using the autobrake system, and when the abort was started, the system worked so well he elected to deactivate at 90 KTS to save the brakes. Major damage to the engine resulting an an engine change. Runway was only closed for short time to inspect for foreign object debris. Aircraft had cleared the runway onto a taxiway. Initial taxi distance was not excessive, about 3000'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TIRE TREAD THROWN ON TKOF ROLL RESULTING IN ABORT AND ENGINE CHANGE FOR FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE.

Narrative: TAXIOUT WAS NORMAL. ON TKOF FELT ACFT VIBRATION AT 130-133 KTS WITH FLICKERING MASTER CAUTION LIGHT. ABORTED TKOF AT 135 KTS. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINT, FOUND #3 TIRE LOST RECAP RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO FLAP AND #2 ENG. NO INDICATION OF ENG MALFUNCTIONS DURING ABORT. NO HARM OR INJURY TO PAX OR CREW. APPROX 25-30 MINS LATER, FUSE PLUGS BLEW ON REMAINING TIRES AND TIRES DEFLATED. BUSES WERE USED TO TRANSPORT PAX TO TERMINAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: V1 SPD WAS CALCULATED AT 144 KTS. CAPT WAS USING THE AUTOBRAKE SYS, AND WHEN THE ABORT WAS STARTED, THE SYS WORKED SO WELL HE ELECTED TO DEACTIVATE AT 90 KTS TO SAVE THE BRAKES. MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENG RESULTING AN AN ENG CHANGE. RWY WAS ONLY CLOSED FOR SHORT TIME TO INSPECT FOR FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS. ACFT HAD CLRED THE RWY ONTO A TXWY. INITIAL TAXI DISTANCE WAS NOT EXCESSIVE, ABOUT 3000'.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.