Service difficulty report · Tire · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
June 26, 2001
Submitted
September 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N72CK
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
165
Part
Tire
Part number
178K235
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRES BLEW ON LANDING ROLL OUT. REPLACED TIRES WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS. TIRES SHIPPED TO MFG FOR ANALYSIS, THE FOLLOWING IS THEIR CONCLUSION BASED ON INSPECTION AND OBSERVATION FROM MFG REPORT NR NA010707: SUBMITTER STATES, PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS DOUBLE TIRE FAILURE WAS FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE. TIRE S/N 02920527, THE TIRE MOST WORN WAS PUNCTURED AND OPERATED OVER DEFLECTED. THIS IN TURN OVERLOADED THE MATE, WHICH FAILED, FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTER BY THE TIRE WITH THE FOD. CONTROL NR KKFA62201N72CK. (M)

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