Service difficulty report · Tire · Dhav DHC7102

Difficulty date
November 7, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC7102
Aircraft time
39,822 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A50
Propeller
Hamstd 24PF305
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
DR22620T
Condition
Separated
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
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) DURING A WALK AROUND A DEFECT WAS NOTICED ON THE INBD RT MAIN WHEEL TIRE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TIRE WAS SEPARATING/SPLITTING IN THE GAP BETWEEN THE TREAD, THIS WAS WELL INTO THE CORD. THE DEFECT WAS PRESENT 360 DEGREES AROUND THE TIRE IN VARYING DEGREES OF DEPTH. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS WAS A RETREAD TIRE AND IT HAD 51 LANDINGS SINCE INSTALL.