Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
July 24, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
51,373 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
APS01291B4014
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
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) ACFT SUSTAINED A MAIN WHEEL TIRE FAILURE NR 1 POSITION. THE TREAD AND CHORD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CASING. THE ACFT IS CERTIFIED AND OPERATED FROM GRAVEL RUNWAY SURFACES. THE TIRE IS CONSIDERED AS SCRAP. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED IAW MM AND RESULTED IN THE NR 1 AND NR 2 WHEEL ASSEMBLIES BEING REPLACED. NR 1 WAS REPLACED DUE TO CONDITION AND NR 2 WAS REPLACED IAW THE MM AS A RESULT OF NR 1 INABILITY TO CARRY/SHARE THE THE ACFT WEIGHT LOAD. THE ACFT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE SUSPECTED CAUSE MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO UNDETECTED GRAVEL DAMAGE DUE TO THE ACFT OPERATION. A WALKAROUND IS CONDUCTED BY A QUALIFIED AME PRIOR TO EACH FLIGHT, AND ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE OCCURED WAS NOT DETECTED OR VISABLE AT THAT TIME.