Service difficulty report · Tire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 23, 2014
Submitted
June 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N196WQ
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4196
Aircraft time
10,685 hours, 10,447 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
4151171
Part serial
2442
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
2,059 hours, 1,978 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

CREW FELT A VIBRATION AND NOTICED SMALL BLACK OBJECT FLY IN FRONT OF ACFT. ASKED TOWER FOR RUNWAY INSPECTION FOR TIRE DEBRIS AND WAS ADVISED THAT EXTENSIVE DEBRIS WAS FOUND ON RUNWAY. CREW LOWERED GEAR EARLY AND WAS ADVISED THAT LT INBD MAIN TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND DAMAGE TO GEAR DOORS, NACELLE AND FAIRINGS. MAINTENANCE R & R TIRE, GEAR DOORS AND GEAR DOOR LINKAGES IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.