Service difficulty report · Tire · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
March 24, 2016
Submitted
March 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611BC
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A060
Aircraft time
42,849 hours, 42,830 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Departed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, TOWER ALERTED ACFT THAT NR 2 TIRE ASSEMBLY DEPARTED ACFT. ACFT LANDED WITH NO ISSUES AT ITS DESTINATION. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE LT MLG AXLE OR SHOCK STRUT. NR 2 BRAKE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH NR 1 TIRE ASSEMBLY.

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