Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 7377Q8

Difficulty date
May 31, 2007
Submitted
June 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751AL
Make and model
Boeing 7377Q8
Aircraft serial
30674
Aircraft time
11,288 hours, 2,836 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
26123012
Part serial
41621356
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3 Mlg
Part time
76 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ETOPS FLIGHT 442 HNL-OAK, AFTER FLIGHT AQ442 DEPARTED, TOWER RECEIVED A REPORT OF TIRE REMNANTS ON THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NO ADVERSE CONDITIONS ON TAKE OFF OR DURING FLIGHT AND CONTINUED TO OAK. THE CREW LANDED IN OAK AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 3 MAIN TIRE HAD FAILED AND THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED THE TIRE TREAD LOSS CONDITIONAL INSPECTION PER AMM 05-51-54-2. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP AND TWO UNDER-WING PANELS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH THE NR 3 AND NR 4 MLG WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, THE TRAILING EDGE FLAP, AND THE TWO DAMAGED WING PANELS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE

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