Service difficulty report · Tire · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 22, 2011
Submitted
April 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
3460
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
APR05145
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

ACFT DEPARTED, DURING ROTATION, CAPT NOTED A LOUD NOISE CLOSE TO V1 AT 2208Z. MX CONSULTED WITH THE CAPT ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE NOISE, LOCATION & ANY ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. ONLY INDICATION NOTED WAS A BSCU1 INOP MESSAGE. NO OTHER ISSUES NOTED, & ALL HYD FLUID LEVELS, PRESSURES & TEMPS NORMAL & STABLE. CREW ADVISED TO CONSULT FCOM & QRH FOR INDICATION. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX NOTED RT NLG TIRE HAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL WITH THE TIRE STILL INFLATED. BELLY FUSELAGE AREA DIRECTLY BEHIND NOSE WHEEL AREA HAD ALSO SUSTAINED NUMEROUS DENTS FROM RUBBER DEPARTING TIRE. RT NOSE TIRE REPLACED, PN 3-1531-3, SN A7553, REMOVED & SENT FOR TEARDOWN. INSP AFTER TIRE TREAD THROWN, ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO OTHER FINDINGS. DENTS MAPPED & INSPECTED WITH HIGH FREQ EDDY CURRENT FOR ANY CRACKS IN PREP FOR A MX FERRY FLT TO ACCOMPLISH THE REQUIRED REPAIRS. OPEN

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