- Difficulty date
- September 29, 2014
- Submitted
- October 17, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N474
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49649
- Aircraft time
- 75,220 hours, 39,915 cycles
- Part
- Tire
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- S
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
NUMBER 1 TIRE TREAD SEPARATED & CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LT INBD FLAP & POSSIBLE ENG INGESTION. EMER DECLARED FLIGHT REMOVED ACFT FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LT INBD FLAP MPN 5930479513 & LT ENG N1 BLADES. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.