Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
February 15, 2004
Submitted
March 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23713
Aircraft time
55,487 hours, 34,527 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
0397812
Part serial
0323U00100
Condition
Fod
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TIRE DEBRIS & MLG DOOR ON RUNWAY, NO ABNORMAL FLT CHARACT/INDICATIONS. LOWERED MLG & FLEW BY TOWER, EMER LANDING DECLARED. LANDED W/O INCID. MAINT FOUND NR 4 TIRE SHREDDED, RT MLG INNER DOOR MISSING. DAMAGED RT MLG CENTER DOOR, RT INBD T/E FORE FLAP AT MID SPAN, RT WING T/E INBD PANEL AFT OF RT MLG WW, NR 4 GROUND SPOILER ATTACH LUG. REPLACED RT MLG CENTER & INNER DOOR, RT INBD T/E FORE FLAP, RT WING T/E INBOARD PANEL, NR 4 GROUND SPOILER, ATTACH LUG, BOTH NR 3 & 4 MLG TIRES. NR 4 TIRE SENT TO MANUFACT FOR ANALYSIS. ANALYSIS OF TIRE FOUND 33 PERCENT OF TREAD WORN, NO SIGNS OF LONG TERM OVER DEFLECTION, CORD SEP, OR CORD FATIGUE. X-TYPE RUPTURE FOUND ON TREAD INDICATING CONTACT WITH A FOD, & REASON TIRE BURST.

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