Service difficulty report · Tire · Piper PA42

Difficulty date
September 5, 2002
Submitted
October 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N112BC
Make and model
Piper PA42
Aircraft serial
428001027
Engine
Pwa PT6A11
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
0213571
Part serial
1230W00272
Condition
Split
Location
Mlg
Part time
19 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

PILOT NOTED AFTER LAST LANDING, SPLITS/TEARS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH IN LENGTH, BETWEEN OUTBOARD TREAD IN GROOVE OF TIRE.

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