Service difficulty report · Tire · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
July 20, 2007
Submitted
July 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46630
Aircraft time
73,721 hours, 29,695 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
4,021 hours, 1,868 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

PDIS: NOTIFIED BY DEPT CONTROL TOWER AFTER T/O THAT PROBABLY HAD A TIRE FAILURE AT OR APPROACHING ROTATION. SLT VIBRATION FELT-LIKE FROM NOSE TIRES. GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. DUMPED-15K FUEL. RTN TO MEM, LDG 18C W/FLAPS 50. STOPPED ON RWY. FAILED TIRE RT TRK. FOUND NR 3 TIRE BLOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 TIRE PER MD10-10 AMM. REPAIRED DAMAGE.

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