Service difficulty report · Tire · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
June 15, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
DR0231T
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Part time
547 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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) AFTER LANDING, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE NR 3 MAIN WHEEL TIRE WAS FLAT. THE NR 3 & 4 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED & THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. WHEEL ASSEMBLY PN 3-1573-1, SN 2560. TIRE PN DR0231T & SN 11357195. WHEEL TSR 547, CSR 378. ACFT TSN 1949, CSN 1305. ON REMOVAL THE TIRE WAS INSPECTED & FOUND TO BE WORN, APPROX 85%, BUT NOT YET TO LIMITS & THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS FOD DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS SENT TO OUR WHEEL SHOP WHERE IT WAS RE-INFLATED & CHECKED FOR LEAKS. THE TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM THE SIDEWALL THROUGH THE MFG INJECTION BLEED HOLES.