Service difficulty report · Tire · Dhav DHC8101

Difficulty date
March 1, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8101
Engine
Pwa PW121
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
DSC475
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
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

(CAN) ACFT DECLARED EMERGENCY DURING DECENT INTO BASE & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT APPEARS RT O/B TIRE BLEW WHILE IN WHEEL WELL & CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO AFT NACELLE & WHEEL WELL AREA, & CAUSED FINGERNAIL TO DEPART A/C IN FLT. DAMAGE CAUSED LOSS OF NR 2 HYD SYS DUE TO DAMAGED LINES IN THE AFT NACELLE AREA. WHILE IN CRUISE FLT APPROX 35 MILES SOUTH OF IT'S NEXT BASE WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. ACFT LANDED SAFELY HOWEVER DUE TO NR 2 HYD SYS FAILURE CREW ELECTED TO STOP A/C ON RUNWAY & DEPLANED PAX. TIRE WAS RE-CAPPED. THIS WAS TIRE'S FIRST RE-CAP & HAD 603 CYCLES ON IT WHEN IT BLEW. TIRE HAD APPROX 1200-1300 TOTAL CYCLES ON IT SINCE NEW. THE ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB.