Service difficulty report · Tire · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
July 30, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N841VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4655
Aircraft time
4,569 hours, 1,314 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4P
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tire
Condition
Deflated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 100 KTS. ACFT CAME BACK TO GATE WITH NO INCIDENT. FOUND THAT MLG TIRE NR 2 AND TIRE NR 4 WERE DEFLATED AND OFF OF BEAD. MLG TIRE NR 2 AND NR 4 WERE FOUND TO HAVE FUSE PLUGS MELTED WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED. TIRES WERE REPLACED.

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