Service difficulty report · Tire · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
February 7, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Aircraft time
729 hours
Engine
Pwc PW617FE
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
156E06B1
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
353 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) LEFT HAND MLG TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON TAKE OFF, CAUSING DAMAGE TO FLAP AND WING STRUCTURE. ON TAKE OFF VIBRATION WAS NOTED BUT GEAR RETRACTION AND ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. ON LANDING ADDITIONAL VIBRATION NOTED, AFTER COMING TO A STOP IT WAS NOTED THE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED AND CONTACTED THE FLAP AND WING STRUCTURE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

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