Service difficulty report · Tire · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 27, 2001
Submitted
May 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3048
Aircraft time
13,591 hours, 11,756 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Blown
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AS THE FLIGHT ACHIEVED V1, THE CREW FELT A VIBRATION. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT A PASSENGER HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW CALLED FLIGHT CONTROL AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FULL OF FUEL AND PASSENGERS SO FLIGHT 4022 WAS IN A HOLDING PATTERN FOR 45 MINUTES. ALL AGENCIES WERE ADVISED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE PASSENGERS WERE BUSSED BACK TO THE TERMINAL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LEFT HAND MAIN INBOARD TIRE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. THEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND A HYDRAULIC LINE LEAK BECAUSE OF TH