Service difficulty report · Tire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 16, 2013
Submitted
January 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508LX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4182
Aircraft time
7,064 hours, 6,951 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
4151171
Part serial
03040185
Condition
Separated
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
155 hours, 200 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE ATC NOTIFIED CREW OF POSSIBLE TIRE DEBRIS ON RUNWAY. PASSENGER CONFIRMED RIGHT INBOARD TIRE DID BLOW OUT, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEN WITH EMERGENCY VEHICLES ROLLING AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND ENTIRE TREAD CAP SEPARATED AND GEAR DOOR DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE ASSEMBLIES AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR PER BOMBA AMM.