What was found
(AMCR) DURING POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION, MX FOUND A BULGE ON THE LT NOSE TIRE. THE BULGE WAS ABOUT 1 INCH DIAMETER AND EXTENDED OUT .2500 INCH. THE BULGE WAS LOCATED ON THE SIDEWALL JUST BELOW THE TREAD CAP.
- Difficulty date
- May 26, 2010
- Submitted
- June 3, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- AMCR163C
Alticor Inc - Aircraft
- N522AC
- Make and model
- Gulstm GIV
- Aircraft serial
- 1528
- Aircraft time
- 2,825 hours, 1,387 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3244 · Tire
- Part
- Tire
- Part number
- 217K221
- Part serial
- 81690984
- Condition
- Bulged
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 23 hours, 16 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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