Service difficulty report · Tire · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 22, 2014
Submitted
October 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49456
Aircraft time
84,198 hours, 39,348 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
2,299 hours, 1,152 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
BCREF20129
Condition
Separated
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, R, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED AFTER TAKEOFF. AT 3000 FEET FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMELL OF RUBBER & POSSIBLE STRANGE VIBRATION. EMER DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND THE NR 4 MLG TIRE EXPERIENCED A CAP SEPARATION WHICH WAS INGESTED INTO THE NR 2 ENG. REPLACED RT ENG ON 10/23/14, OPEN.

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