Service difficulty report · Tire · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 7, 2023
Submitted
December 8, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48553
Aircraft time
96,745 hours, 20,504 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
ACG74531
Part serial
MAY160337
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

3 HRS 46 MINS INTO THE FLIGHT RECEIVED A LEVEL 1 TIRE PRESSURE LOW. THE LEFT NOSE WHEEL SHOWED 132 PSI, THE RIGHT SHOWED 178 PSI. DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT THE PRESSURE DROPPED DROPPED TO 88 PSI FOR THE LEFT AND 160 FOR THE RIGHT NOSEWHEEL. AFTER LANDING TAXI AND BLOCK IN THE LEFT PSI CAME UP TO 111, THE RIGHT TO 221. VERIFIED TIRE PRESSURE INDICATION, REPLACED LH NLG TIRE PER ABOVE REF, TIRES SVC'D TO NORMAL LIMITS, OPS CHK GOOD

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