Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
May 28, 2005
Submitted
June 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821AL
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
23155
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

NON-ETOPS FLT 68, HNL-ITO: ON TAKEOFF ROLL, FELT LIKE BOTH RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES BLEW. FOLLOWED BY AN EXTREME STRUCTURAL POUNDING COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE UNTIL SLOWED TO ABOUT 60KTS. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. NO SMOKE OR FIRE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 AND NR 4 BRAKES AND MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES. ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 & NR 2 BRAKES AND TIRES AS A PRECAUTION. COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT FLAP, MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR AND WING-TO-BODY FAIRING. AIRCRAFT NOT IN SERVICE AT THIS TIME. NUMEROUS PART REPLACEMENT AND CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 6/7/05.