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ATL90IA076

1990-03-13 · ATLANTA, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Probable cause & findings

INADEQUATE SERVICING OF THE AIRPLANE BY OPERATOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHICH RESULTED IN THE BURST TIRE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LINES WHICH WERE FRACTURED BY DEBRIS FROM THE BURST TIRE AND A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.

Factual narrative

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE RIGHT GEAR INBOARD TIRE BLEW OUT. BOTH RIGHT TIRES WERE DESTROYED BY TAKE OFF ROLL FORCES. CLIMBING THROUGH 19000 FEET THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM INDICATED ZERO PRESSURE & QUANTITY. DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING THE LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DEPLETED. AFTER LANDING THE LEFT BRAKES LOCKED SINCE ANTI SKID WAS INOPERATIVE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE TIRE WAS RECORDED. OPERATOR'S DAILY SERVICE INSPECTION REQUIRES THAT TIRE PRESSURE BE CHECKED WITH A TIRE GAUGE. TWO ADDITIONAL BLOWN TIRES OCCURRED DURING TAKE OFF FROM THE SAME OPERATOR'S STATION WITHIN 3 MONTHS. EVIDENCE OF TIRE UNDER INFLATION WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_ATL90IA076.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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