Service difficulty report · Tire · Mooney M20K

Difficulty date
August 28, 2013
Submitted
August 28, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N252JC
Make and model
Mooney M20K
Aircraft serial
251008
Aircraft time
2,420 hours
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
0723140
Part serial
0231800010
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 700
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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN LANDING CONFIGURATION AND TOUCHED DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, MOMENTS LATER ACFT PULLED TO THE LT AND THE LT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT. MX NOTED THAT THE ACFT TIRE WAS WORN BEYOND LIMITS AND BOTH THE LT TIRE AND TUBE WERE REPLACED. NO OTHER DAMAGED WAS NOTED.

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