SDR 0202369982

Service difficulty report · Tire · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
July 21, 2002
Submitted
July 29, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982US
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
45790
Aircraft time
80,090 hours, 77,876 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
95608924
Part serial
05495
Condition
Separated
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEFT MAIN INBOARD TIRE FAILED DURING ROTATION ROLL ON TAKEOFF. OBJECTS DEPARTING THE FAILED TIRE DAMAGED THE LEFT FLAP TRAILING EDGE, THE LEFT ENGINE COWL, AND A PORTION OF THE SEPARATED TIRE TREAD WAS INGESTED INTO THE LEFT ENGINE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO A SAFE LANDING AT BIL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 AND NR 2 TIRES, THE NR 1 ENGINE, AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR CYLINDER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS ARE STILL BEING EVALUATED.

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