Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
May 11, 2001
Submitted
July 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24863
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Separated
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

MCO - FLT 722 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM MCO,CAPT REPORTED THE FWD MAIN ENTRY DOOR WAS LEAKING AND THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE NORMALLY. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED 5,000 LBS OVERWEIGHT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THE RT OUTBOARD MLG TIRE WAS BLOWN AND POSSIBLY SOME FLAP DAMAGE. MX INSPECTED THE FWD MAIN ENTRY DOOR SEAL AND THE OPERATION AND PROPER LOCKING OF THE DOOR. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 5 PSI. NO LEAKAGE DETECTED. CABIN PRESSURE WAS STEADY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 MLG WHEEL ASSY DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE OCCURRED ON T/O BY LOCATION OF CARCASS ON RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

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