SDR AMCR201006

Service difficulty report · Tire · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
June 21, 2010
Submitted
June 22, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
AMCR163C
Alticor Inc
Aircraft
N254DV
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20262
Aircraft time
244 hours, 192 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
269K431
Part serial
81480058
Condition
Bulged
Location
Zone 700
Part time
244 hours, 192 cycles
Component
Wheel
Component part number
316091
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AMCR) AFTER LANDING AT DESTINATION, CREW PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY CHECK ON TIRES AND FOUND THE NR 3 TIRE BULGED IN (2) SPOTS. BULGES WERE ON SAME SIDE OF TIRE AND IN SAME POSITION, WHICH WAS ON SIDEWALL JUST BELOW THE TREAD CAP. BULGES WERE ABOUT 150 DEG APART. ONE WAS LARGE, ABOUT SIZE OF AN EGG, AND THE OTHER WAS MUCH SMALLER, ABOUT SIZE OF A MARBLE. THIS ACFT JUST EXPERIENCED A BULGED TIRE 2 WEEKS PRIOR ON THE NR2 POSITION. REMOVING ALL PN 269K43-1 AND UPGRADING TO THE -2'S.