Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
December 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69348
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23586
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A, D

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

What was found

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