Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
December 21, 2015
Submitted
December 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3745B
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
32373
Aircraft time
49,869 hours, 18,364 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR A SUSPECTED BLOWN TIRE. LANDED SAFELY AND PULLED OFF RUNWAY WITH NR 4 MAIN TIRE TREAD DEPARTED, A RUPTURED HYDRAULIC LINE, AND DAMAGE TO GEAR DOOR AND FLAP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 4 TIRE AND BRAKE, DAMAGED CONDUIT, DAMAGED PROXIMITY SENSOR AND BRACKET AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC TUBE, FITTING AND CLAMP. REPAIRED THE INBD FLAP. REPLACED THE FLYING DOOR BRACKET. PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL OPS TEST AN THE ANTI-SKID/AUTOBRAKE SYS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.