Service difficulty report · Tire · Beech 400BEECH

Difficulty date
October 4, 2011
Submitted
October 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933AC
Make and model
Beech 400BEECH
Aircraft serial
RJ5
Aircraft time
7,033 hours, 5,194 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
6,875 hours, 5,066 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
0386752
Part serial
8156W00630
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 700
Part time
15 hours, 9 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LT MAIN TIRE WAS PUNCTURED WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED UNKNOWN FOD CAUSING THE TIRE TO COMPLETELY DEFLATE ON LANDING. THE ACFT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN BRAKING CONTROL AND SAFELY TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY. SIGNIFICANT HEAT WAS DEVELOPED IN THE BRAKING ACTION AND CAUSED 2 OF THE FUSE PLUGS IN THE WHEEL TO MELT. INSP OF THE TIRE CARCASS AFTER THE ACFT WAS TOWED OFF THE TAXI WAY REVEALED A LARGE PUNCTURE IN THE CENTER TREAD OF THE TIRE FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE.