Service difficulty report · Tire · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
July 1, 2015
Submitted
July 24, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N601TP
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
5156
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

BOTH LT MAIN TIRES WERE NOTICEABLY DEFECTIVE AFTER 2 LANDING ON THE CENTER TREAD AND SHOWED SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. A VISUAL SPLIT IN THE TREAD WAS NOTED ALMOST ENTIRELY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE IN THE CENTER OF THE CENTER TREAD. TIRE PRESSURES WERE CORRECT, WEATHER FOR BOTH FLIGHTS WERE GOOD WITH NO EXCESSIVE WINDS DURING LANDINGS. NO SIGNIFICANT TAXI LENGTHS OR SPEEDS WERE UTILIZED AND BRAKING WAS KEPT TO A MINIMUM. RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL.