Sudden Flat Tire

On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 12:54:18 -0500, Kevin Kubiak
wrote:

The general manager said I will be reimbursed for the repair, but was curious
about the flat. I was too since the tire looked to be relatively new.
In fact it was only replaced 2 weeks prior. The problem apparently was that
some of the steel cord must have popped up through the tires sidewall and
punctured the tub. If you rub your hand over the inside you can feel the steel
wire protruding through the sidewall.

I didn't know anyone made steel cord tires for aircraft, at least not
for aircraft that I'm likely to fly. All the tires I've seen are nylon
bias-ply tires. The only steel is the tire bead.

Could the steel cord be foreign object damage? In that case, lucky you
picked it up in the tire and not in the prop.

RK Henry

I didn't know anyone made steel cord tires for aircraft, at least not
for aircraft that I'm likely to fly. All the tires I've seen are nylon
bias-ply tires. The only steel is the tire bead.

Could the steel cord be foreign object damage? In that case, lucky you
picked it up in the tire and not in the prop.

RK Henry

Not sure. I don't know that much about aircraft tires. That's why I posted
here. The material was very fine bristly stiff wire. I just assumed it was
steel cord, since it felt like the steel cord from automotive tires. What was
weird is that it was about mid point on the side wall. The A&P that replaced
the tire was surprised as well. The clubs A & P is looking into it. To try and
figure out if was tire defect or if somewhere something got picked up. It was
very odd.

Kevin Kubiak PP-ASEL

"Kevin Kubiak" wrote in message
...
I didn't know anyone made steel cord tires for aircraft, at least not
for aircraft that I'm likely to fly. All the tires I've seen are nylon
bias-ply tires. The only steel is the tire bead.

Could the steel cord be foreign object damage? In that case, lucky you
picked it up in the tire and not in the prop.

RK Henry

Not sure. I don't know that much about aircraft tires. That's why I
posted
here. The material was very fine bristly stiff wire. I just assumed it
was
steel cord, since it felt like the steel cord from automotive tires. What
was
weird is that it was about mid point on the side wall. The A&P that
replaced
the tire was surprised as well. The clubs A & P is looking into it. To
try and
figure out if was tire defect or if somewhere something got picked up. It
was
very odd.

Kevin Kubiak PP-ASEL

It didn't say "Farm and Fleet" on the sidewall did it? :-)

RK Henry wrote:

I didn't know anyone made steel cord tires for aircraft, at least not
for aircraft that I'm likely to fly.

That also puzzled me when I read it. I just checked the Desser Tire site, and
they don't list any steel cord tires.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.

...still amazed that my car has run flat tires, but planes don't. More
60's technology flying around. Astonishing.

Several reasons:
Certification costs.
You need the tires to give and flex on landing. Cars do not need this
since the do not land.
Large airplanes have dial tires per gear. Redundancy.
Michelle

Skylune wrote:

..still amazed that my car has run flat tires, but planes don't. More
60's technology flying around. Astonishing.

"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
..still amazed that my car has run flat tires, but planes don't. More
60's technology flying around. Astonishing.


What's the speed rating on your run-flat car tires? How often do they need
to go from a dead stop instantly to 60 mph or higher? Do you have any idea
what it takes to get a new aircraft product certified in terms of money and
time?