SDR 505060503

Service difficulty report · Tire · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
June 4, 2003
Submitted
June 5, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505FS
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC591B
Aircraft time
29,485 hours, 40,551 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
0283353
Part serial
6282P00591
Condition
Blown
Location
Mlg
Part time
629 hours, 528 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

UNCONTAINED NR 2 MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED FAILURE OF TORQUE LINK ATTACH POINT ON LOWER YOKE OF MAIN GEAR STRUT. LOWER STRUT ASSEMBLY ROTATED 360 DEG. CLOCKWISE WRAPPING BRAKE LINES AROUND LOWER STRUT. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. INSUFFICIENT DATA EXISTS AT THIS TIME TO DETERMINE IF THE LOWER TORQUE LINK ATTACH POINT FAILURE PRECEDED THE TIRE FAILURE OR WAS A RESULT OF THE TIRE FAILURE.