Service difficulty report · Tire · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
June 6, 2010
Submitted
July 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N191AF
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC491
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
1956758
Part serial
70130165
Condition
Separated
Location
Mlg
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

ON LANDING, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LT BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACFT AND TAXI TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED THE LT LANDING GEAR AND FOUND THAT THE NR 2 TIRE TREAD AND SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. WHEN THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, IT SHEARED THE BRAKE LINE CAUSING THE LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION. THE NR2 TIRE WAS A RECAP TIRE.