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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737300 · Charlotte, NC · May 17, 1995

Date: May 17, 1995 · 17:09 local
Place: Charlotte, NC
Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N512AU
Reported as: Boeing 737300
People aboard: 140
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,790 total8,995 in this make and model195 in the last 90 days

N512AURegistration cancelled May 19, 2011 · Boeing 737-3B7S/N 23595 · Built 1987 Airframe modelBoeing 737-3B7 Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: usair flight 217, a Boeing B-737-300, from atlanta, ga (atl) to Charlotte, NC (clt), landed on runway 18R at clt. After touchdown the right side, outboard main landing gear tire blew out. The explosion separated the lower section of a landing gear door (the section attached to the gear strut). The flight crew said that they did not experience any significant handling difficulties, and that the first indication to them, of a problem, had been the call from the ATCT controller. The controller saw the smoke and runway debris, and promptly transmitted to the crew. The passengers were deplaned with a stairway, and then bussed to the terminal. Runway 18R traffic was delayed while the runway was cleared. The blown tire has been retained by usair for analysis. Investigation and case closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: USAIR FLIGHT 217, A BOEING B-737-300, FROM ATLANTA, GA (ATL) TO CHARLOTTE, NC (CLT), LANDED ON RUNWAY 18R AT CLT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT SIDE, OUTBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE EXPLOSION SEPARATED THE LOWER SECTION OF A LANDING GEAR DOOR (THE SECTION ATTACHED TO THE GEAR STRUT). THE FLIGHT CREW SAID THAT THEY DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY SIGNIFICANT HANDLING DIFFICULTIES, AND THAT THE FIRST INDICATION TO THEM, OF A PROBLEM, HAD BEEN THE CALL FROM THE ATCT CONTROLLER. THE CONTROLLER SAW THE SMOKE AND RUNWAY DEBRIS, AND PROMPTLY TRANSMITTED TO THE CREW. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED WITH A STAIRWAY, AND THEN BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL. RUNWAY 18R TRAFFIC WAS DELAYED WHILE THE RUNWAY WAS CLEARED. THE BLOWN TIRE HAS BEEN RETAINED BY USAIR FOR ANALYSIS. INVESTIGATION AND CASE CLOSED.