Service difficulty report · Tire · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
January 29, 2012
Submitted
February 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316FL
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500057
Aircraft time
53 hours, 41 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

ON LANDING, CREW REPORTED THE LT MAIN WHEEL BRAKE WAS LOCKED-UP WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO PULL HARD TO THE LEFT AND BLEW THE LT MAIN TIRE. THE CREW WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE ACFT UNTIL IT REACHED A TAXI-WAY, CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE CONTROL VALVE, BRAKE CONTROL UNIT, AND THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY, ALL OF WHICH WERE CHANGED FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. FDR DOWNLOAD REVEALED THAT THE WHEEL WAS, IN FACT TURNING ON LANDING, AND BRAKE APPLICATION WAS NORMAL; PROBABLE CAUSE WAS A TIRE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BEHAVE AS THOUGH THE BRAKE HAD LOCKED UP.

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