Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
May 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17345
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23583
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
65C268091106
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE NR 1 TIRE THREW TREAD INTO FLAP WELL RESULTING IN A SHEARED INBOARD SPOILER RETURN LINE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF A SYSTEM HYDRAULICS ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO LAX WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE SPOILER LINE WAS REMOVED AND A FLEX LINE WAS INSTALLED. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THE FLEX LINE WITHIN 1200 FLIGHT HOURS OR 500 FLIGHTS. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. IN ADDITION, THE NR 1 TIRE WAS REPLACED.