Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 12 April 2007
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-4U3
Owner/operator: Garuda Indonesia Airways
Registration Number: PK-GWK
Location: Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK/WIII) – ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Minor
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Left Main Landing Gear TireLeft Main Landing Gear Tire
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-400 aircraft experienced a vibration during flight, which subsequently ceased after landing gear up. The aircraft was notified of a tire debris on the runway by another aircraft departing after GA602. The flight crew requested an altitude increase to visually inspect the left main landing gear tire. An ATC issued a holding, and the flight crew discovered a tire issue on the left main landing gear tire, potentially caused by a point of impact, with the possibility of damage to the number one or number two tire. The flight crew requested assistance upon landing, and the aircraft landed safely.A Boeing 737-400 aircraft experienced a vibration during flight, which subsequently ceased after landing gear up. The aircraft was notified of a tire debris on the runway by another aircraft departing after GA602. The flight crew requested an altitude increase to visually inspect the left main landing gear tire. An ATC issued a holding, and the flight crew discovered a tire issue on the left main landing gear tire, potentially caused by a point of impact, with the possibility of damage to the number one or number two tire. The flight crew requested assistance upon landing, and the aircraft landed safely.

Description

A Boeing 737-400 aircraft, registration PK-GWK, was being operated on a scheduled passenger service from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta to Hasanuddin Airport, Makassar as GA602. After airborne flight crew felt that the aircraft vibrated. The flight crew observed that all engine parameters were indicating normal. After the landing gear was in up-position, the vibration disappeared. The flight crew continued the flight normally to the destination. During flight, the flight crew was notified by another company aircraft departed after GA602, that they observed tire debris left on the runway. There was no abnormality during cruise. During approach briefing, the PIC also briefed the possibility of landing with one tire has burst. Although landing at maximum landing weight was permitted, the PIC requested a 30 minutes holding to the ATC in order to reduce landing weight. During visual approach to runway 13, the flight crew requested to the Hasanuddin Tower for over-flying at an altitude of 400 feet, to verify the main landing gear tires condition. After the over-flying the tower informed the flight crew that there was a problem on the left main landing gear tire although the tower could not identify whether on the number one or number two tire. The flight crew requested for assistance after landing. The aircraft landed safely and parked at the ?A? taxiway where the passengers disembarked. CAUSES : – The ?X? form of damage indicated that a pointed object was rolled over by the tire causing tire burst. The pointed object could be one of the broken pieces of concrete. – The tire burst peeled off the thread. The broken pieces of concrete and/ or the tire hit and damaged the left aft flap tearing through the flap thicknes

Primary Cause

Point of impact caused by a broken piece of concrete rolling over the tire, leading to tire burst and subsequent damage to the left main landing gear tire.Point of impact caused by a broken piece of concrete rolling over the tire, leading to tire burst and subsequent damage to the left main landing gear tire.

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