Service difficulty report · Tire · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 10, 2003
Submitted
July 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48791
Aircraft time
15,812 hours, 3,591 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION DURING CLIMB OUT OF NRT, GOT LVL 1 TIRE PRESS LO ALERT AND OBSERVED NR 1 MAIN LANDING GEAR LOOSING PRESSURE UNTILL TIRE FAIL ALERT ILLUMINATED. DIVERED TO TPE AND LANDING UNEVENTFULY WITY O PSI IN NR 1 MAIN LANDING GEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 MAIN TIRE ASSY IAW MM 32-41-01-4. TIRE PRESSURE SERVICED AND LEAK CHECK PASSED. INSP GEAR STRUT, BRAKE ASSY, AND OTHER TIRE ASSY, ALL CONDITIONS NORMAL. OK FOR CONTINUE SERVICE.

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