Service difficulty report · Tire · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 19, 2012
Submitted
January 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N848AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145710
Aircraft time
21,106 hours, 19,644 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
31641
Part serial
16521060P
Condition
Blown
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3015 AFTER TAKEOFF THE TOWER NOTIFIED THE CREW OF A POSSIBLE BLOWN TIRE. THE CREW PERFORMED A FLY BY FOR THE LAX TOWER FOR INSPECTION. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT LAX. THE LEFT INBOARD TIRE WAS BLOWN AND SHREDDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT INBOARD WHEEL ASSY IAW WC 32-700-11. THE TIRE WAS FULLY INFLATED. THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CASING. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FORWARD PROXIMITY SWITCH HARNESS IS BROKEN AT BEND AT PROX SWITCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR PROX HARNESS IAW ERJ-140 AMM 32-60-00. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LOWER DOOR HAS BROKEN ANGLE BRACKET. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LOWER DOOR IAW ERJ-140 AMM 32-10-07. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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