Air carrier captain reports hitting a chunk of concrete dislodged from the runway on the takeoff rol...

Narrative:

At approximately 120 KTS during takeoff roll we spotted a chunk of concrete that had come loose from the runway surface directly ahead of us. The block was approximately 3 inches square. I could see the corresponding hole in the runway as well. It was not spotted in time to maneuver around. The right nose tire struck the concrete. First officer reported seeing the block flying off to the right of the aircraft after contact. Impact on the nose wheel was loud enough for the flight attendants to notice. Takeoff was continued with no abnormal indications during the rest of the takeoff roll and subsequent flight. With dispatch's advice and concurrence; we decided an emergency declaration was not necessary. However; we would have arff vehicles standing by for landing in the remote chance that the tire had gone flat during cruise. Rest of flight; including landing; was uneventful. After landing; inspection revealed damage was limited to scuffing on the right nose tire. This obviously could have had a lot worse outcome had the concrete been thrown into the engine. Suggest more frequent and thorough runway inspections as these surfaces age.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Captain reports hitting a chunk of concrete dislodged from the runway on the takeoff roll. No damage to the aircraft is reported and the landing is routine.

Narrative: At approximately 120 KTS during takeoff roll we spotted a chunk of concrete that had come loose from the runway surface directly ahead of us. The block was approximately 3 inches square. I could see the corresponding hole in the runway as well. It was not spotted in time to maneuver around. The right nose tire struck the concrete. First Officer reported seeing the block flying off to the right of the aircraft after contact. Impact on the nose wheel was loud enough for the flight attendants to notice. Takeoff was continued with no abnormal indications during the rest of the takeoff roll and subsequent flight. With Dispatch's advice and concurrence; we decided an emergency declaration was not necessary. However; we would have ARFF vehicles standing by for landing in the remote chance that the tire had gone flat during cruise. Rest of flight; including landing; was uneventful. After landing; inspection revealed damage was limited to scuffing on the right nose tire. This obviously could have had a lot worse outcome had the concrete been thrown into the engine. Suggest more frequent and thorough runway inspections as these surfaces age.

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.

Attributes
ACN	964790
Time
Date	201108
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	DFW.Airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter FOD Ground Event / Encounter Object

Air carrier captain reports hitting a chunk of concrete dislodged from the runway on the takeoff roll. No damage to the aircraft is reported and the landing is routine.