Service difficulty report · Tire · Lear 25B

Difficulty date
March 31, 2013
Submitted
April 2, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26AT
Make and model
Lear 25B
Aircraft serial
25130
Aircraft time
21,067 hours, 16,501 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
175X57512PLY
Condition
Separated
Location
Nr 1
Part time
198 hours, 151 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

AFTER LANDING IN MMPR, WHILE PERFORMING THE WALK AROUND INSPECTION, THE CAPTAIN NOTICED A SECTION OF THE TREAD MISSING ON THE NR 1 MAIN TIRE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS REPORTED BUT THE TREAD SEPARATION. THE CAUSE OF THE TREAD SEPARATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. MECHANIC TO REPLACED THE BAD TIRE.

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