Service difficulty report · Tire · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 6, 2009
Submitted
December 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49598
Aircraft time
62,290 hours, 32,619 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INFLIGHT DFW TO MEX. CREW REPORTED SEVERE YAW AT ROTATION. FELT LIKE NOSE GEAR PROBLEM. ALSO CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW POSSIBLE CRACK. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND LANDED SAT WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO DEFECTS NOTED WITH LANDING GEAR. REPLACED BOTH NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE ASSEMBLIES AND CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW SEAL.

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