Service difficulty report · Tire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49540
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 1 Mlg
Component
MD88M
Stage of operation
TO
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

JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION WE HEARD A LOUD BANG INST NORMAL. CONTINUED T/O. ON CLIMB-OUT NOTIFIED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT MAIN TIRE SHREADED ON T/O ROLL NEAR ROTATION. FOUND NUMBER 1 MAIN TIRE AT 0 PSI AND NR 2 AT 200PSI. R/E BOTH 1 AND 2 MAIN ASSEMBLIES. INSTALLED SPACERS.

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