Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 777233LR

Difficulty date
December 30, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 777233LR
Aircraft time
14,814 hours
Engine
Ge GE90110B1
Part
Tire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE CRUISE APPROXIMATELY 4 HR PRIOR TO LANDING AT DESTINATION THE CREW REPORTED LOW HYDRAULIC QTY IN THE CENTER HYD SYSTEM. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, PAN, PRIOR TO LANDING AND WAS MET BY EMERGENCY VEHICLES ON ARRIVAL. THE CREW SHUT THE ENGINES DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. INSPECTION AT THE GATE SHOWED TIRE DAMAGE AND BRAKE LINE DAMAGE AS WELL. THERE WAS A KNOWN POSSIBILITY OF TIRE DAMAGE AFTER THE DEPARTURE BECAUSE FOD WAS FOUND ON THEIR DEPARTING RUNWAY NEAR THEIR DEPARTURE TIME. FOUND NR 4 BRAKE HYD HOSE DAMAGED DUE NR 4 TREAD LOSS. LINE CAPPED AND STOWED. ADDED 37 QTS HYD FLUID. LEAK CHK OK.