Service difficulty report · Tire · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
July 17, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
DR26221T
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt 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) AFTER LANDING, IT WAS NOTICED THAT WE HAD SUFFERED A TIRE BURST ON THE MLG LHS OUTBOARD TYRE (I.E. TYRE POSITION NO.1). SINCE WE SUSPECT THAT THE TYRE BURST OCCURRED DURING TAKE-OFF (UNPAVED RUNWAY), WE ASSUMED THAT A SINGLE TYRE LANDING WAS PERFORMED ON THE LHS MLG AND HENCE WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE INBOARD TYRE ON THIS MLG. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION FOR ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGE THAT THE TYRE BURST COULD HAVE INFLICTED WAS CARRIED OUT BUT NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED.