Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 74746NF

Difficulty date
December 7, 2005
Submitted
December 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N452PA
Make and model
Boeing 74746NF
Aircraft serial
30810
Aircraft time
21,392 hours, 3,746 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D3B
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Blown
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT TOP OF CLIMB, CREW REPORTED LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY EICAS MESSAGE (GEAR DOOR) WITH AC VIBRATION AND AIR NOISE. ACCOMPLISHED MMC 14-7 CHECKLIST DOOR CLOSED, NO VIBRATION OR NOISE, SUSPECT BLOWN TIRE IN LT BODY GEAR WELL, AUTO BRAKE TEMP SENSOR NR 5 FAIL. SOFT LANDING COMPELETED. PERFORMED CONDITIONAL INSP IAW 5-51-34. TIRE BURST. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 5 AND NR 6 TIRE ASSY IAW MM 32-45-01. BODY GEAR DOOR SYSTEM OPS NORMAL.

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