2010-09 · NASA ASRS report 910527
A MD80 crew reported that ATC notified them about a loud noise and smoke from the left main landing gear. At the gate a blown number two tire was discovered.
Landing and rollout; firm touchdown in the touchdown zone. Rollout and deceleration felt normal. First Officer; who was flying; later stated that the auto brakes were not slowing the aircraft as much as she was expecting and she disconnected the auto brakes with manual pedal pressure approximately 2-3 seconds after nosewheel contact. Approaching runway turnoff; Tower reported they heard a noise and saw smoke from the left main on touchdown. As we turned off the runway; we asked Tower if they still saw smoke. Tower responded negative. Because there were no unusual indications taxiing I continued the short taxi to parking. As the ramp was being moved to the aircraft; I asked the agent to check the left main landing gear. She reported the inboard tire was 'popped.' On my inspection; the blown out and tire damage was confined to the portion of the tire that was in contact with the pavement with parts of the tire protruding from both sides of the tire. No damage or leaks were evident to the main landing gear assembly. Left brake temps never exceeded 200 degrees; however we did call for a fire truck to stand by as a precaution and to do an external temperature check. In hindsight; I would have stopped and had the aircraft inspected as soon as I cleared the runway based on Tower's report.
Upon arriving at the gate we were informed by station personnel that we had blown the number 2 tire. The brake temperature on the number 1 brake started to rise rapidly. The Captain directed me to call for fire trucks to monitor the situation. Local Fire and Police arrived and stayed with us throughout deplaning. The temperature stabilized and cooled as normal; and no further action was needed.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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