Service difficulty report · Tire · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
January 17, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
16,466 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Disintegrated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON ROTATION IN APPROXIMATELY -35 DEGREE CELSIUS THE RT GEAR TIRES BLEW UP CAUSING VIBRATION AND A PULL OF THE RT. PILOT ABORTED TAKE OFF AND AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF RUNWAY. THE CAUSE IS LEANING TO THE BELIEF THAT THE MFG (RETREAD) TIRES HAVE A STIFFER SIDEWALL AND THAT AIR PRESSURES WERE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY WERE FLYING TO INSTEAD OF THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY WERE LEAVING FROM.