Service difficulty report · Tire · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
September 10, 2018
Submitted
September 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543LM
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
35426
Aircraft time
15,311 hours, 12,675 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
178K235
Condition
Blown
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

RT MAIN TIRES BLOWN ON THE TAKE OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 33. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT TO INSPECT THE WHEELS. IT WAS NOTED THAT BOTH TIRES WERE BLOWN AND THE RIMS AND BRAKES HAD BEEN WORN DOWN BY CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. MX JACKED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY, PULLED THE DAMAGED WHEELS AND BRAKES FROM THE AXLE, DID A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE GEAR AREA, AND INSTALLED BRAKES AND WHEELS FROM STOCK. CAUSE OF THE TIRES BLOWING APPEARS TO BE FROM ONE OF THE TIRES SHEDDING ITS ENTIRE TREAD, AS IT WAS LOCATED ON THE RUNWAY ALL IN ONE PIECE NEAR THE START OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL. LOSS OF THE ONE TIRE AND RIDING ON THE REMAINING SINGLE TIRE WITH A FULL LOAD OF FUEL MOST LIKELY CAUSED THE SECOND TIRE TO BLOW.

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