What was found
35 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, RECEIVED A TIRE FAILURE ALERT. THE NR 6 TIRE INDICATIONS WENT BLANK. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 6 TIRE AND WHEEL ASSMBLY. TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED OK ON CONFIGURATION PAGE.
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2017
- Submitted
- March 24, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N578FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48458
- Aircraft time
- 69,585 hours, 18,853 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3245 · Tire Tube
- Part
- Tire
- Part number
- ARG7755503
- Part serial
- B5026
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 6
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- J, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.