Service difficulty report · Tire · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
May 15, 2023
Submitted
May 15, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N557LM
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
450379
Aircraft time
3,258 hours, 2,633 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
226K084
Part serial
20950396AND209
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON LANDING IN PFAI, BOTH OF THE RH TIRES HAD A BLOW OUT. THE FAILED TIRES WERE NEARLY THE SAME AS PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS BRAND AND PN TIRE WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE LR45. THE INNER AND OUTER SIDWALLS STAY WITH THE WHEEL AND THE ENTIRE TREAD SEPARATES. AS THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE, WE ARE DOCUMENTING DAILY TIRE CHECKS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IS AT A MAINT BASE. THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN GOOD ON PRESSURE BETWEEN THE PRESCRIBED 160 TO 170PSI AND HAVE NOT REQUIRED VERY MUCH NITROGEN ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO STAY IN THE RANGE. THE TREAD ON ALL OF THE FAILED TIRES HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT LIFE REMAINING. IN THIS CASE, TIRE SN 20950396 HAD 261 LANDINGS ON IT AND SN 20960420 HAD 607 LANDINGS. BOTH WHEELS ARE SCRAP NOW AND ARE BEING REPLACED FOLLOWING INSPECTION OF THE MLG AND AIRFRAME AS REQUIRED. AS A SIDE NOTE, THIS AIRCRAFT ALONE HAD THE LH SIDE DUAL FAILURE SUBMITTED ON AN SDR ON 5/3/23.