Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 727290

Difficulty date
April 3, 2002
Submitted
April 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294AS
Make and model
Boeing 727290
Aircraft serial
22146
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

AFTER LANDING AND SLOWING TO APPROX 80 KNOTS, THE LEFT MAIN TIRE SEEMED TO HAVE BLOWN. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY TOWER. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL CONFIRMED LEFT OUTBOARD TIRE WAS NOT PRESENT AND THE LEFT INBOARD TIRE DEFLATED SHORTLY AFTERWARD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1AND 2 MLG TIRE ASSY'S PER MM 32-45-01. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 MAIN BRAKE ASSY IAW MM 32-41-32. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 BRAKE ASSY IAW MM 32-41-32. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 BRAKE FLEX LINES AS PER MM 32-00. PERFORMED ADJ AND TEST OP'S. CHECK NORMAL. NO DEFECTS AT THIS TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RING AND BACK-UP RINGS ON NR 1 BRAKE SHUTTLE VALVE. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO LEAKS PER MM 32-44.