Service difficulty report · Tire · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 8, 2010
Submitted
April 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
92,879 hours, 29,303 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LANDING, SIGNIFICANT ACFT VIBRATION NOTED. AFTER CLEARING RUNWAY GROUND CONFIRMED 2 LT TIRES WERE BLOWN. NOTE ANTI-SKID ON DMI NR 35939 AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. LT INBD FLAP FOUND WITH 12" X 10" X .5" DENT. TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLES REPLACED ON LT GEAR. LT INBD FLAP R & R. ACFT WAS GROUNDED.

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