Service difficulty report · Tire · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
January 24, 2012
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N115HQ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000182
Aircraft time
11,693 hours, 9,208 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
900005821WTA
Part serial
DEC040640
Condition
Blown
Location
Mlg
Part time
10,110 hours, 6,672 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED ON APPROACH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. CREW FOLLOWED QRH AND INDICATION DID NOT CHANGE. CREW CONFIRMED WITH IND TOWER THEIR GEAR WERE DOWN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT CONFIRM IF GEAR WERE FULLY LOCKED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING IT WAS REPORTED THE NR 3 MAIN TIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BLOWN APART CAUSING DAMAGE TO VARIOUS LANDING GEAR PARTS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 3 MAIN TIRE, THE OTHER PARTS THAT WERE DAMAGED BY THE TIRE, AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS IAW EMB AMM, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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