Service difficulty report · Tire · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 24, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft time
4,058 hours
Engine
Pwa PW545A
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
M13702
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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) CREW REPORTED JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION, FELT A SLIGHT PULL LEFT CAUSING PILOT FLYING TO APPLY SLIGHT RT RUDDER. DURING CLIMB-OUT, CENTER ADVISED CREW THAT THEY HAD FOUND RUBBER ON (DEPARTURE) RUNWAY. FLEW LOW OVER RUNWAY FOR INSPECTION, TOWER CONFIRMED ALL LOOKED WELL. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, TAXIED TO FBO. AT FBO DISCOVERED TREAD MISSING ON LT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND L/H FLAP WAS DAMAGED AND LOWER L/H WING SKIN DAMAGE. TIRE TREAD WAS DETERMINED TO MOST LIKELY BE THE CAUSE OF DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, FOLLOWING SEPARATION FROM THE MAIN CARCASS OF THE TIRE ASSEMBLY. TIRE HAS 274 CYCLES ON IT. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED AFTER LANDING, AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS (215 PSI).

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