What happened
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Narrative: Continental flight 1940, an MD-80 aircraft, departed Las Vegas, NV for houston, TX from runway 25R at 1705 PST. During takeoff the flight crew heard a loud bang at approximately 155K and the aircraft began to pull to the left. Aircraft came to a stop on the runway where the passengers departed the aircraft via the rear stairs. No injuries were reported from the passengers or flight/cabin crew. The left main landing gear wheels had lost all the tire carcasses, ground the wheel rims down in some places past the bead, damaged the flying door, main landing gear doors, brake hydraulic lines, inboard flap panels, rear VHF antenna, left engine nose cowling,and the left engine. A crew of maintenance mechanics came out from houston, TX and removed and replaced all damaged and suspected parts. The left engine was removed and replaced and rigged for performance per mm. All parts were gathered up and shipped back to houston, TX for evaluation and possible corrective action. The aircraft was ferried to houston, TX. No further action needed from this facility. This closes this incident report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: CONTINENTAL FLIGHT 1940, AN MD-80 AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED LAS VEGAS, NV FOR HOUSTON, TX FROM RUNWAY 25R AT 1705 PST. DURING TAKEOFF THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG AT APPROXIMATELY 155K AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WHERE THE PASSENGERS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT VIA THE REAR STAIRS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED FROM THE PASSENGERS OR FLIGHT/CABIN CREW. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS HAD LOST ALL THE TIRE CARCASSES, GROUND THE WHEEL RIMS DOWN IN SOME PLACES PAST THE BEAD, DAMAGED THE FLYING DOOR, MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS, BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINES, INBOARD FLAP PANELS, REAR VHF ANTENNA, LEFT ENGINE NOSE COWLING,AND THE LEFT ENGINE. A CREW OF MAINTENANCE MECHANICS CAME OUT FROM HOUSTON, TX AND REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL DAMAGED AND SUSPECTED PARTS. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND RIGGED FOR PERFORMANCE PER MM. ALL PARTS WERE GATHERED UP AND SHIPPED BACK TO HOUSTON, TX FOR EVALUATION AND POSSIBLE CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO HOUSTON, TX. NO FURTHER ACTION NEEDED FROM THIS FACILITY. THIS CLOSES THIS INCIDENT REPORT.
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