Service difficulty report · Tire · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
January 18, 2013
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969AV
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1016
Aircraft time
20,186 hours, 3,134 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, RT MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MAIN WHEEL NR 7 WITH TREAD MISSING IAW AMM 32-41-11 PB 401 CONF 00. THE MAIN WHEEL NR 7 WAS R & R, TIRE PRESSURE 200 PSI. RT MLG UNLOCK ACTUATOR HAS THE HOSE OTBD RT (PORT B) BROKEN, IAW AMM TASK 32-31-47-000 -801A AND AMM 32-31-47-400-801A. RT MLG UNLOCK ACTUATOR WAS R & R. RT INBD FLAP LOWER SURFACE BETWEEN RIBS 3 & 4, AND STRINGERS 6 & 9 THERE IS DENT (220MM X 433MM DEPTH 12.7MM). RT INBD FLAP LOWER SURFACE FROM REAR SPAR FASTENER ROW 150MM AND 100MM FROM RIB 4 THERE IS DENT. RT INBD FLAP LOWER SURFACE 270MM FROM REAR SPAR (T/E AREA) AND 180 MM FROM RIB 4 THERE IS DENT. RT MLG WHEEL WELL, REAR SPAR AT SUPPORT BRACKET, HYD LINES UP & DOWN PRESS ARE BENT.

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