Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 21, 2019
Submitted
July 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29549
Aircraft time
53,607 hours, 21,989 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Blown
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS NUMBER 1 TIRE BLEW DEPARTING DFW. FLIGHT HAD NORMAL DESCENT INTO AUS WITH MINIMAL BREAKING UTILIZED. UPON LANDING IN AUS NUMBER 1 TIRE THREW TIRE FRAGMENTS INTO INBOARD NUMBER 1 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER AND ALSO FLAP AND GEAR DOOR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 TIRE IAW AMM 32-45-11.