Service difficulty report · Tire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 29, 2013
Submitted
April 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502LX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4168
Aircraft time
8,353 hours, 8,580 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
315731
Part serial
1524
Condition
Separated
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
6,013 hours, 5,982 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ABOUT 15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT FROM DEN - MCI CREW WAS NOTIFIED BY ATC THAT TIRE DEBRIS WAS FOUND SHORTLY AFTER THEIR TAKEOFF. ATC COULD NOT CONFIRM IT CAME FROM THIS AIRCRAFT. UPON APPROACH INTO MCI, CREW LOWERED GEAR SO A DEADHEADING CAPTAIN COULD VISUALLY INSPECT TIRES & LANDING GEAR. DEADHEADING CAPTAIN CONFIRMED DAMAGED TIRE ON THE RIGHT INBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND TIRE TREAD CAME APART AND CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS AND ENGINE NACELLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED TIRES AND GEAR DOOR PER BOMBA AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.