Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 19, 2007
Submitted
July 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26930
Aircraft time
47,064 hours, 8,998 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
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

LEFT WING INBD FLAP LEADING EDGE AND LOWER SKIN SUSTAINED DAMAGED. [08-14-07] 1R MLG TIRE RECAP CAME OFF DURING TAKE OFF ROLL. DAMAGE TO PANELS 552CB, 551FB AND BULLNOSE OF LT INBD MID FLAP HAS DAMAGE REQUIRING GLASS LAYUP REPAIRED. WING INBD FLAP LEADING EDGE AND LOWER SKIN SUSTAINED DAMAGED DUE TO TIRE FAILURE. DAMAGE IS LOCATED 78" INBD OF OUTBD EDGE. DAMAGED OCCURED OVER THE FWD SPAR WHERE FASTENERS ARE PULLED AND LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED ACROSS 5 FASTENERS TOTALING 6" IN LENGTH.