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FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-14 · Omaha, NE · January 26, 1997

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Date
January 26, 1997 · 14:26 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MWEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N800ME
Reported as
Doug DC914
People aboard
54
Fatal injuries
0
N800MERegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2002 · Douglas DC-9-14S/N 45842 · Built 1966Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-14Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1Turbo-jet

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What happened

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Narrative: on Sunday, jan. 26, 1997, N800ME, a Douglas DC-9-14, operated by midwest express airlines, inc., as flight 572, experienced the loss of the retread on the number two main landing gear tire on departure from the denver international airport, CO. The tire tread was reported on the runway by a following united airlines departure. There were approximately five departures between the midwest express flight and the united flight, all by smaller commuter series aircraft that would not have seen the tire tread on the runway surface. After discussion between denver ARTCC and the flight crew, they elected to divert to Omaha, NE where an uneventful landing was made on runway 32L. Maintenance investigation revealed the number two main tire had shed its retread and caused a small dent in the flap directly aft of the left main landing gear truck. The number one and two main tires were removed and replaced and the aircraft ferried to milwaukee, WI for permanent sheet metal repair to the flap. A mechanical interruption and service difficulty report will be submitted to the ord FSDO, GL31. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SUNDAY, JAN. 26, 1997, N800ME, A DOUGLAS DC-9-14, OPERATED BY MIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES, INC., AS FLIGHT 572, EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF THE RETREAD ON THE NUMBER TWO MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE ON DEPARTURE FROM THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CO. THE TIRE TREAD WAS REPORTED ON THE RUNWAY BY A FOLLOWING UNITED AIRLINES DEPARTURE. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY FIVE DEPARTURES BETWEEN THE MIDWEST EXPRESS FLIGHT AND THE UNITED FLIGHT, ALL BY SMALLER COMMUTER SERIES AIRCRAFT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN THE TIRE TREAD ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. AFTER DISCUSSION BETWEEN DENVER ARTCC AND THE FLIGHT CREW, THEY ELECTED TO DIVERT TO OMAHA, NE WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 32L. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NUMBER TWO MAIN TIRE HAD SHED ITS RETREAD AND CAUSED A SMALL DENT IN THE FLAP DIRECTLY AFT OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUCK. THE NUMBER ONE AND TWO MAIN TIRES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO MILWAUKEE, WI FOR PERMANENT SHEET METAL REPAIR TO THE FLAP. A MECHANICAL INTERRUPTION AND SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ORD FSDO, GL31. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.