Service difficulty report · Tire · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
April 13, 2011
Submitted
April 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N379SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145606
Aircraft time
23,744 hours, 18,697 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
16,072 hours, 16,900 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
302K62B1
Part serial
93577048
Condition
Separated
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW REPORTED A LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND FAIL MSG. AFTER FOLLOWING THE QRH, IT WAS DECIDED TO RETURN TO ORD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE RIGHT INBOARD TIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE LOST ITS TREAD WHILE REMAINING INFLATED. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE NOTED TO THE RIGHT FLAP LEADING EDGE, RIGHT FLAP PIANO HINGE SHROUD, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HARNESSES. BOTH RIGHT TIRES WERE REPLACED, THE WOW HARNESSES WERE REPAIRED AND THE RIGHT FLAP AND FLAP SHROUD WERE PLACED ON DMI. THE TIRE WAS A LEVEL 2 RECAP.

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