SDR 1624112304

Service difficulty report · Tire · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
December 1, 2004
Submitted
February 23, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1624
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1318
Engine
Rroyce TAY6118
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
H34X92518
Part serial
41391744
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 4 Position
Part time
3,653 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 4 TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. THE DAMAGE WAS SUCH THAT IT APPEARED TO BE A FAILURE OF THE TREAD AREA. A SECTION LOCATED ON THE TIRE TREAD APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RIPPED AWAY BY SOME UNKNOWN FORCE. NONE OF THE OTHER 3 TIRES DISPLAYED ANY VISIBLE DEFECTS, TRAUMA, OR DAMAGE. WEATHER AT THE LOCATION WAS FREEZING RAIN FOLLOWED BY SNOW AND ICE CONDITION. CAN NOT DETERMINE IF THE WEATHER HAD ANY EFFECT ON THE MALFUNCTION. (K)