Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 18, 2015
Submitted
May 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36362
Aircraft time
4,119 hours, 1,353 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EXPERIENCED LOUD BANG AFTER TOUCHDOWN, FOLLOWED BY ACFT PULLING TO THE LEFT. ACFT ON THE GROUND REPORTED SPARKS ON THE LT SIDE. POST FLT INSPECTION SHOWED INBD LT MAIN TIRE HAD SHREDDED AND OTBD LT MAIN TIRE BLEW. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED NR 1 AND 2 MLG TIRE & WHEEL ASSY, IAW MM 32-45-11.