Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 7378Q8

Difficulty date
May 21, 2012
Submitted
June 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N732MA
Make and model
Boeing 7378Q8
Aircraft serial
32799
Aircraft time
18,630 hours, 7,250 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
31559
Part serial
29382938
Condition
Separated
Location
Nlg
Part time
1,604 hours, 1,604 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING GEAR RETRACTION NOSE GEAR NOISE WAS LOUDER THAN NORMAL ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. FOUND LEFT FWD TIRE ASSEMBLY HAS A SPLIT ON INNER SIDEWALL AND AN AREA OF TREAD SEPARATING OFF TIRE. INSPECTION W/W AREA NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. SEE LOG PAGE 233638 ITEM 1 FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT.

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