MD83 Captain notices a wheel not turning light after landing on wet runway. First Officer replies that the brakes are not working. Captain takes control and notes no braking. Turning off the anti-skid switch results in normal braking and a blown tire.

Narrative

The First Officer made the approach and landing. Weather was VMC with rain showers at the field. Shortly after touchdown; engines in reverse; I noticed and called; 'Wheel not turning light illuminated.' The First Officer said he had no brakes. I said; 'Get off the brakes;' and took control of the aircraft. I; too; was experiencing no brakes; so [I] applied more reverse thrust and elected to treat the problem utilizing our 'brake failure on ground' checklist. I got off the brakes and turned the anti-skid switch to off. I began to re-apply the brakes and instantly had braking capabilities. At that point; a thud (or bang) was heard and a call was placed to Tower to see if we had any fire or smoke. They replied with very little smoke. As I was making a turn off the runway; I noticed the aircraft was 'listing' to the left. Another call was made to Tower to see if we had possibly blown a tire. They replied with; maybe the outboard left tire was low. At this time; a Flight Attendant informed me that a loud bang was heard in the back. I decided to stop the aircraft and dispatch the Fire Department. They verified that the #1 main gear tire was blown. I informed my passengers [of] the blown tire and continued to keep them at ease (along with the help of our wonderful flight attendants). Eventually we were able to get a tug/tow bar crew and a Mechanic who felt it was safe to tow the aircraft to the gate. No injuries were reported and no damage was done to aircraft other than the #1 main gear tire being blown.