What was found
AIR TURNBACK, DECLARED EMERGENCY. AFTER TAKEOFF DURING GEAR RETRACTION, SUSPECT BLOWN TIRE. FOUND, LT NLG TIRE TREAD SECTION MISSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NR 1 & 2 NLG WHEEL AND TIRE ASSY PER MM.
- Difficulty date
- April 30, 2003
- Submitted
- May 13, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N640SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373H4
- Aircraft serial
- 27713
- Aircraft time
- 22,083 hours, 18,769 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3244 · Tire
- Part
- Tire
- Part number
- 26078251
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.