SDR 2023F00046

Service difficulty report · Tire · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
January 30, 2023
Submitted
February 7, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N618L
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
0267
Aircraft time
5,820 hours, 4,023 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
178K431
Part serial
20820762
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 700
Part time
102 hours, 49 cycles
Component
Wheel · Meggitt
Component part number
5011740
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRPLANE DEPARTED OPA LOCKA, FL (KOPF) UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT UNTIL LANDING AT MILWAUKEE, WI (KMKE). UPON LANDING AT KMKE, BOTH LEFT MAIN TIRES BLEW OUT. AS THE CREW TURNED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE TAXXIWAY, THEY NOTICED "MUSHY" HANDLING. THE AIRPLANE WAS STOPPED AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FROM THE TAXXIWAY WHEN REPLACEMENT WHEELS WERE OBTAINED. PATCHY ICE AND SNOW WERE REPORTED ON RUNWAYS AND TAXXIWAYS. CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. TWO TIRES,P/N 178K43-1 #1 S/N 20820762, #2 S/N 20960763