What happened
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On July 6, 2015 at approximately 2215 (local time), southwest airlines aircraft N289CT, operating as flight 211 departed sky Harbor international airport, Phoenix, AZ (phx) on rwy 25R. Just prior to rotation, #2 tire blew out, anti-skid inop light and lower landing gear indicator lights showed "left down" blank so crew elected not to raise gear. During climb, system hydraulic low press illuminated and quantity showed zero. Declared emergency. Returned to phx for an ILS rwy 26 approach and landing. Smooth touchdown and normal deceleration. Due to blown tire, debris damaged hydraulic lines and cables in left main wheel well resulting in lack of nose wheel steering. As aircraft slowed, lateral control became increasingly ineffective despite captain using differential reverse thrust and braking, tiller and rudder. Aircraft departed runway to the right below 50 knots. Number 2 engine struck runway signage. Aircraft stopped 90 degrees to the runway facing north. No cockpit indications of fire or structual damage. Captain secured the engines. Phx fire command extinguished minor signage fire and confirmed no further damage. Deplaned passengers using airstairs and transported by bus to the terminal. No passenger or crew injuries noted.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 6, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 2215 (LOCAL TIME), SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AIRCRAFT N289CT, OPERATING AS FLIGHT 211 DEPARTED SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PHOENIX, AZ (PHX) ON RWY 25R. JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION, #2 TIRE BLEW OUT, ANTI-SKID INOP LIGHT AND LOWER LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOWED "LEFT DOWN" BLANK SO CREW ELECTED NOT TO RAISE GEAR. DURING CLIMB, SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LOW PRESS ILLUMINATED AND QUANTITY SHOWED ZERO. DECLARED EMERGENCY. RETURNED TO PHX FOR AN ILS RWY 26 APPROACH AND LANDING. SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN AND NORMAL DECELERATION. DUE TO BLOWN TIRE, DEBRIS DAMAGED HYDRAULIC LINES AND CABLES IN LEFT MAIN WHEEL WELL RESULTING IN LACK OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING. AS AIRCRAFT SLOWED, LATERAL CONTROL BECAME INCREASINGLY INEFFECTIVE DESPITE CAPTAIN USING DIFFERENTIAL REVERSE THRUST AND BRAKING, TILLER AND RUDDER. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT BELOW 50 KNOTS. NUMBER 2 ENGINE STRUCK RUNWAY SIGNAGE. AIRCRAFT STOPPED 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY FACING NORTH. NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS OF FIRE OR STRUCTUAL DAMAGE. CAPTAIN SECURED THE ENGINES. PHX FIRE COMMAND EXTINGUISHED MINOR SIGNAGE FIRE AND CONFIRMED NO FURTHER DAMAGE. DEPLANED PASSENGERS USING AIRSTAIRS AND TRANSPORTED BY BUS TO THE TERMINAL. NO PASSENGER OR CREW INJURIES NOTED.
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