Service difficulty report · Tire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 21, 2017
Submitted
July 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49981
Aircraft time
71,744 hours, 53,025 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 1 MAIN TIRE, LEFT TIRE MAIN CORD SHREDDED. TIRE DAMAGED AFTER USING MAX AUTO BRAKE AND THEN ACFT CAME TO ABRUPT STOP. SMOKE FROM TIRE WAS NOTED BY TOWER. REPLACED THE NR 1 MAIN WHEEL ASSY IAW AMM 32-40. INSPECTED UNDERSIDE OF LT WING NO DAMAGE NOTED. BITE TEST OF ANTISKID SYSTEM IAW AMM 32-43, CHECKED OK, NO FAULTS ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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