Service difficulty report · Tire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 15, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N985DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53312
Aircraft time
48,823 hours, 36,200 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Worn
Location
Nose Wheel
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ACFT PULLED TO RT DURING TO ROLL. ENGINES SPOOLED EVENLY- LOW SPEED ABORT AT APPROX 15KTS - RETURNED TO GATE. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR AND SPRAY DEFLECTOR AND TESTED STEERING AT GATE. NO TROUBLE FOUND, REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AND RT NOSE TIRES IAW AMM 32-40-02-201. FLT CREW PERFORMED TAXI CK AND STEERING WAS REPORTED NORMAL- NO PULLING.

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