A B737-400 suffered tire failure on takeoff; then proceeded to destination and conducted a flyby of ...

Attributes
ACN	893587
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Tires
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

After takeoff and after gear retraction; center informed us that aircraft behind us reported seeing debris on the runway coming from our aircraft during the takeoff. Tire damage was suspected. All indications in cockpit were normal and with concurrence of dispatcher we elected to continue to destination. ATC at our destination was notified that we requested equipment standing by. [We] made low pass at our destination to try to ascertain extent of damage if any.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-400 suffered tire failure on takeoff; then proceeded to destination and conducted a flyby of the tower prior to landing.

Narrative: After takeoff and after gear retraction; Center informed us that aircraft behind us reported seeing debris on the runway coming from our aircraft during the takeoff. Tire damage was suspected. All indications in cockpit were normal and with concurrence of Dispatcher we elected to continue to destination. ATC at our destination was notified that we requested equipment standing by. [We] made low pass at our destination to try to ascertain extent of damage if any.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.