Service difficulty report · Tire · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
November 3, 2004
Submitted
November 18, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N164GB
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
164
Aircraft time
10,852 hours, 8,229 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73131C
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
M15101
Part serial
2284L205
Condition
Deformed
Location
Mlg
Part time
256 hours, 158 cycles
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

THIS MICHELIN TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON THE LEFT INBOARD SIDE (NR 2). CUPPING WAS NOTICED ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND. TIRE WAS REPLACED, THEN CONTACTED FALCON TECH OPS. THIS HAD HAPPENED ON ANOTHER TIRE BUT DIFFERENT PART NUMBER (OMB NR 2120-0003). THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS ITEM AND ASKED ME TO CONTACT THE TIRE MANUFACTURE. I THEN CONTACTED MICHELIN. THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY WERE WORKING ON IT.