Service difficulty report · Tire · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 27, 2014
Submitted
August 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7546A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53028
Aircraft time
68,363 hours, 35,713 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
ETY2132547
Condition
Separated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED CALL FROM ATC FOR POSSIBLE BLOWN TIRE ON TAKEOFF. EMER DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. AFTER INSPECTION FOUND TIRE TREAD ON NR 3 MLG HAD SEPARATED CAUSING A HOLE IN THE INBD FLAP & DAMAGE TO THE SPOILER DEFLECTOR COVER IN FWD SPAR AREA. ACFT BEING FERRIED FOR FURTHER MX. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION OPEN.

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