Service difficulty report · Tire · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
November 28, 2002
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Tire
Part number
83210001077
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
12,275 hours, 12,286 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW HAD REPORTED HEARING A 'LOUD BANG' DURING THE CLIMB, SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. AT THE TIME, THE AMBER 'R DOOR' LAMP ILLUMINATED ON THE LG ADVISORY PANEL. THIS LAMP REMAINED ILLUMINATED THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. AND NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATION WAS SEEN UNTIL FLIGHT CREW ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LG ON APPROACH. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION BY ENGINEERING HAS SHOWED THAT THE RT MLG INBOARD MAIN TIRE HAD BLOWN, REPORTEDLY WHILE THE MLG WAS RETRACTING. THIS APPARENTLY DAMAGED THE MLG DOOR MECHANISM, AND JAMMED THE MLG IN THE WHEEL WELL.