What was found
ON 1/2/2007, AC DEPARTED, DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. GROUND PERSONNEL REPORTED SMOKE FROM THE LT SIDE OF THE AC AROUND THE GEAR AREA. THE CREW WAS NOTIFIED. AC LOWERED ITS GEAR AND PERFORMED A FLIGHT BY THE TOWER. THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE LT SIDE TIRES WERE GONE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED, AC PERFORMED A FLY BY THE TOWER AND CONFIRMED THAT WHEEL AND BRAKES WERE STILL ATTACHED BUT TIRES ON THE NR 1 AND NR 2 POSITION WERE GONE. THEY LANDED AND DEPLOYED THE DRAG CHUTE AND THEN DEPLOYED THRUST REVERSER. THERE WERE A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF SPARKS AND THE AC CAME TO A HALT WITHIN THE RUNWAY AND WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION PART OF THE INNER SECTION OF THE TIRE WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE RIMS AND THE I