What was found
LARGE TIRE BULGE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE RIBS APPROXIMATELY 4-5" DID NOT BLOW OUT BUT WAS UNSAFE ONCE FOUND. FAILURE DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2021
- Submitted
- July 9, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N90VJ
- Make and model
- Lear 31A
- Aircraft serial
- 237
- Aircraft time
- 3,010 hours, 2,870 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3244 · Tire
- Part
- Tire
- Part number
- 178K235
- Part serial
- 71422523
- Condition
- Bulged
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 177 hours, 157 cycles
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- G
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.