Service difficulty report · Tire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 20, 2005
Submitted
August 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49722
Aircraft time
44,516 hours, 35,380 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3 Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON T/O FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED NOISE FOLLOWED BY SMELL OF BURNT RUBBER. CREW HAD RETRACTED GEAR AND ON EXT HAD RED UNSAFE LIGHT. MAIN TIRE THREW A CAP. TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED 200PSI SOME DAMAGE TO FLAP, MLG DOWN LOCK CONDUIT AND SENSOR/BRACKET, BUTE DOOR AND NR 2 ENGINE FAN. REPLACED WHEEL AND REPAIRED DAMAGE.

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