Service difficulty report · Tire · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
October 19, 2011
Submitted
October 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N374SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145544
Aircraft time
26,185 hours, 21,465 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
16,685 hours, 15,242 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
31641
Part serial
18531312P
Condition
Separated
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
14,527 hours, 12,801 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING GEAR RETRACTION, RECEIVED A LANDING GEAR LEVER DISAGREE MESSAGE AND THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION ON THE EICAS DID NOT TURN GREEN. THE CREW CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE STATUS DID NOT CHANGE. THE CREW DIVERTED TO KLGA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING A TIRE TREAD SEPARATION INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LEFT INBOARD TIRE HAD SEPARATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT INBOARD BRAKE LINE, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCH HARNESS BRACKET, AND THE LEFT INBOARD FLAP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT INBOARD TIRE ASSEMBLY, THE LEFT INBOARD BRAKE LINE, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCH HARNESS BRACKET, LEFT INBOARD FLAP AND RIGGED THE FLAP. LANDING GEAR SWINGS AND ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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