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FAA incident report · Boeing 737-4B7 · Philadelphia, PA · August 6, 2010

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Date
August 6, 2010 · 13:00 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
Philadelphia International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N450UW
Reported as
Boeing 737-4B7
Reported engine
GE CFM56 series
People aboard
149
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N450UWRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2018 · Boeing 737-4B7S/N 24933 · Built 1990Airframe modelBoeing 737-4B7Engine modelGE 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.

Phl tower reports:usairways flight 1651, a Boeing B737, returned to land on runway 27L.aircraft reported a blown tire on take-off rotation. PIC accomplished a tower fly-by to verify his suspicion of a blown tire. Phl tower verified that the left outboard main tire was indeed blown. PIC flew the aircraft to burn off excessive fuel and returned to land with 8200 lbs fob. Aircraft landed safely at phl on runway 27L with airport rescue and fire fighting crews dispatched. Usair maintenance responded, technicians inserted landing safety pins, inspected the aircraft to find a blown left main outboard tire and an overstressed inboard tire. Visual inspection to the surrounding area found additional damage to the left main landing gear door assy (flying door) and the inboard aft flap assy. Passengers were disembarked with people movers. Maintenance replaced the left inboard and outboard main wheels and the aircraft towed to the usairways maintenance hangar for repairs without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

PHL TOWER REPORTS:USAIRWAYS FLIGHT 1651, A BOEING B737, RETURNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27L.AIRCRAFT REPORTED A BLOWN TIRE ON TAKE-OFF ROTATION. PIC ACCOMPLISHED A TOWER FLY-BY TO VERIFY HIS SUSPICION OF A BLOWN TIRE. PHL TOWER VERIFIED THAT THE LEFT OUTBOARD MAIN TIRE WAS INDEED BLOWN. PIC FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO BURN OFF EXCESSIVE FUEL AND RETURNED TO LAND WITH 8200 LBS FOB. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT PHL ON RUNWAY 27L WITH AIRPORT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING CREWS DISPATCHED. USAIR MAINTENANCE RESPONDED, TECHNICIANS INSERTED LANDING SAFETY PINS, INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT TO FIND A BLOWN LEFT MAIN OUTBOARD TIRE AND AN OVERSTRESSED INBOARD TIRE. VISUAL INSPECTION TO THE SURROUNDING AREA FOUND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR ASSY (FLYING DOOR) AND THE INBOARD AFT FLAP ASSY. PASSENGERS WERE DISEMBARKED WITH PEOPLE MOVERS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD MAIN WHEELS AND THE AIRCRAFT TOWED TO THE USAIRWAYS MAINTENANCE HANGAR FOR REPAIRS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.