Service difficulty report · Tire · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
May 3, 2023
Submitted
May 3, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N557LM
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
450379
Aircraft time
3,166 hours, 2,564 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
226K084
Part serial
22938305
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 700
Part time
765 hours, 505 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O, G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

#1 TIRE SEPARATED ON LANDING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH GOODYEAR PN 226K08-4. DUE TO CONTINUED ISSUES WITH THESE TIRES FAILING, WE KEEP A DAILY LOG OF CONDITIONS AND PRESSURES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THIS TIRE JUST HAPPENS TO HAVE BEEN CHECKED PRIOR TO DEPARTING PFAI FOR KSLC DUE TO THE #2 TIRE DEVELOPING A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL. PRESSURE AND CONDITION WAS GOOD. THE FAILURE OF THE TIRE WAS THE ENTIRE TREAD AND SIDEWALL COMING OFF AND GETTING STUCK AGAINST THE STRUT. THE #2 HAD TO BE CHANGED DUE TO ROLLING WITH ONE FLAT PER THE AMM AS WELL AS INSPECTION OF THE MLG FOR ANY DAMAGE. #1 AND #2 WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED WITH OH UNITS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.