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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm G1159 · San Francisco, CA · October 16, 2005

Date
October 16, 2005 · 19:25 local
Place
San Francisco, CA
Airport
San Francisco International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
N38A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N192FG
Reported as
Gulstm G1159
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,463 total5,436 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) 19:25, PST, Gulfstream G-2, right main landing gear tire blew on landing, 28R, sfo. The right main wheel appears to have been locked up, causing the tire to blow. The pilot reported that open touchdown, he felt a slight drag to the right, but no other abnormal indication. A small fire erupted in the right wheel well. Fire department extinguished the fire and the aircraft was towed off runway. No injuries. Maintenance personnel discovered two discrepancies: 1. Improper rigging of push pull rods (reversed) that control the anti rotation valve in the right wheel well. The reversal of the push pull rods does effect the throw to the anti rotation valve linkage. 2. The bolt that attached the control rod ends, was found not safety wired and not engaging it's rivnut, but still in place. At this time the principal maintenance inspector for the air carrier is investigating the repair station that last worked in the right wheel well area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 19:25, PST, GULFSTREAM G-2, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BLEW ON LANDING, 28R, SFO. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOW. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT OPEN TOUCHDOWN, HE FELT A SLIGHT DRAG TO THE RIGHT, BUT NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATION. A SMALL FIRE ERUPTED IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF RUNWAY. NO INJURIES. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED TWO DISCREPANCIES: 1. IMPROPER RIGGING OF PUSH PULL RODS (REVERSED) THAT CONTROL THE ANTI ROTATION VALVE IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL. THE REVERSAL OF THE PUSH PULL RODS DOES EFFECT THE THROW TO THE ANTI ROTATION VALVE LINKAGE. 2. THE BOLT THAT ATTACHED THE CONTROL ROD ENDS, WAS FOUND NOT SAFETY WIRED AND NOT ENGAGING IT'S RIVNUT, BUT STILL IN PLACE. AT THIS TIME THE PRINCIPAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR FOR THE AIR CARRIER IS INVESTIGATING THE REPAIR STATION THAT LAST WORKED IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL AREA.