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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-297 · Dallas-Ft Worth, TX · August 18, 1999

Date: August 18, 1999 · 12:42 local
Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ZZDA
Aircraft: N462AT
Reported as: Boeing 737297
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 in this make and model187 in the last 90 days

N462ATRegistration cancelled Jun 13, 2006 · Boeing 737-297S/N 22631 · Built 1982 Airframe modelBoeing 737-297

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What happened

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

(-5)Airtran airways flight 866, 18AUG1999, james s. sargent-captain, blown tire and hydraulic loss on takeoff. At 130 knots the aircraft had the feeling like rolling on a cobblestone road. The aircraft was at gross takeoff weight and not enough runway to abort the takeoff. After rotation the captain called for gear up and the master caution, 2 system a and 1 system b hydraulic system light illuminated. The landing gear was lowered and the captain requested a return. The tower informed the crew there was rubber on runway 17R. A flyby was conducted and it was confirmed the tire was shredded. The aircraft landed on runway 17C, differential steering was utilized due to a loss of steering, causing hot brakes and the fuse plugs to deflate the #1 tire. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)AIRTRAN AIRWAYS FLIGHT 866, 18AUG1999, JAMES S. SARGENT-CAPTAIN, BLOWN TIRE AND HYDRAULIC LOSS ON TAKEOFF. AT 130 KNOTS THE AIRCRAFT HAD THE FEELING LIKE ROLLING ON A COBBLESTONE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT AND NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. AFTER ROTATION THE CAPTAIN CALLED FOR GEAR UP AND THE MASTER CAUTION, 2 SYSTEM A AND 1 SYSTEM B HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED AND THE CAPTAIN REQUESTED A RETURN. THE TOWER INFORMED THE CREW THERE WAS RUBBER ON RUNWAY 17R. A FLYBY WAS CONDUCTED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 17C, DIFFERENTIAL STEERING WAS UTILIZED DUE TO A LOSS OF STEERING, CAUSING HOT BRAKES AND THE FUSE PLUGS TO DEFLATE THE #1 TIRE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.