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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · EMB ERJ170100SE · Salt Lake City, UT · March 5, 2006

Date: March 5, 2006 · 17:05 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Airport: Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: UHLA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N856RW
Reported as: EMB ERJ170100SE
Reported engine: GE CF34*
People aboard: 74
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total358 in this make and model155 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On 3/5/06 at approximately 1705, at Salt lake international airport (slc) shuttle america flight 6460, slc to cle aborted takeoff on runway 34R due to excessive vibration. The abort speed was approximately 110 KTS. The aircraft was stopped on the runway. The pilot stated the aircraft braking felt normal. There was no emergency evacuation. No smoke or fire. The inboard and outboard tires on the right side of the aircraft had failed throwing tire debris and causing damage to the fuselage, the right main landing gear, and FOD damage to the #2 engine. According to the flight crew, the preflight of the aircraft was normal, with no excessive tire wear or tire abnormality noted. The crew stated as they taxied out for departure, they felt a bump and thought they had hit a pot hole on the taxiway. There were no potholes found on the taxiway that flight 6460 used. The director of maintenance for shuttle america stated the airline used recapped tires on all their aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 3/5/06 AT APPROXIMATELY 1705, AT SALT LAKE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SLC) SHUTTLE AMERICA FLIGHT 6460, SLC TO CLE ABORTED TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 34R DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE ABORT SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 110 KTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT BRAKING FELT NORMAL. THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY EVACUATION. NO SMOKE OR FIRE. THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD TIRES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD FAILED THROWING TIRE DEBRIS AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND FOD DAMAGE TO THE #2 ENGINE. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT CREW, THE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NORMAL, WITH NO EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR OR TIRE ABNORMALITY NOTED. THE CREW STATED AS THEY TAXIED OUT FOR DEPARTURE, THEY FELT A BUMP AND THOUGHT THEY HAD HIT A POT HOLE ON THE TAXIWAY. THERE WERE NO POTHOLES FOUND ON THE TAXIWAY THAT FLIGHT 6460 USED. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR SHUTTLE AMERICA STATED THE AIRLINE USED RECAPPED TIRES ON ALL THEIR AIRCRAFT.