SDR 0500339852

Service difficulty report · Tire · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
March 11, 2005
Submitted
March 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N761NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47709
Aircraft time
68,609 hours, 70,645 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
3910797507
Part serial
97349
Condition
Separated
Location
Nr 1 Mlg
Part time
34,079 hours, 318 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE OB LT MLG TIRE FAILED DURING LANDING. THE MISSING TREAD AND DEFLATED TIRE WAS REPORTED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT DURING TAXI TO THE GATE. TIRE TREAD SEPARATION DID CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR DOOR AND TO FLAP SURFACES. THERE WAS NO REORTED DAMAGE TO ANY POWER PLANT. TIRE ADN WHEEL ASSY FOR THE NR 1 AND NR 2 POSITIONS WERE REPLACED AND ALL EXTRANEOUS DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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