Bald tyre on Qantaslink flight

[Le Clair]

Been trying to make contact with QANTAS since Wednesday regarding the state of a tyre on one of their Dash 8-400's but there seems to be no easy way to do so, so, of course, trying the resources at AFF.
Saw this on QF2376 BNE to HVB on Wednesday Nov 9th. VH-QOF.
Seems to me that the tyre should not be bald.
Does anyone have any idea how to make someone aware of this?

 

[straitman]

Without knowing the specific requirements for a Dash 8, I would consider this tyre as serviceable.

Aviation tyres vs car tyres have different requirements. They are monitored regularly (ie every flight) and some/many are serviceable until the second layer of canvass is showing.

 

[ZigZagWanderer]

Without knowing the specific requirements for a Dash 8, I would consider this tyre as serviceable.

Aviation tyres vs car tyres have different requirements. They are monitored regularly (ie every flight) and some/many are serviceable until the second layer of canvass is showing.

Heck, I used to drive a Ford Fiesta with the second layer of of canvas showing!

 

[jb747]

Not even close to bald. What you know of car tyres does not apply to aircraft.

 

[Le Clair]

Excellent everyone, thanks for the feedback. Good to know

 

[NickCorr]

Not even close to bald. What you know of car tyres does not apply to aircraft.

So is it only bald when the lines vanish? And how many landings between replacements? Just for interest.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Excellent everyone, thanks for the feedback. Good to know

It’s good that you identified a potential issue and did something about it! Everyone from crew to passengers and ground staff have a role to play in safety.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

It’s good that you identified a potential issue and did something about it! Everyone from crew to passengers and ground staff have a role to play in safety.

Unless you are very deep into QF, there is no direct phone contact to those in management, either engineering side or admin/finance executive side of management.

 

[jb747]

So is it only bald when the lines vanish? And how many landings between replacements? Just for interest.

They are replaced "on condition", so there's no set number of landings. Different aircraft will have dramatically different tyre life spans. Dash 8 would be relatively gently on them, I think.

There will be defined amounts of the lines that may be missing, as well as the number of 'canvas' layers that may be visible.

 

[NickCorr]

They are replaced "on condition", so there's no set number of landings. Different aircraft will have dramatically different tyre life spans. Dash 8 would be relatively gently on them, I think.

There will be defined amounts of the lines that may be missing, as well as the number of 'canvas' layers that may be visible.

Thanks mate. So 747/A380 would be harder on the tyres, but would do a smaller number of landings.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Unless you are very deep into QF, there is no direct phone contact to those in management, either engineering side or admin/finance executive side of management.

No, but on the day of travel anyone seeing anything they think of concern should feel free to approach a member of crew or ground staff. That was a key lesson learned from Aloha Airlines.

 

[Quickstatus]

concern

Hospitals encourage the visiting public and staff to speak up for safety.

However, the reality is that most of the travelling public are more concerned about getting from A to B and the price of the ticket. Safety and risk mitigation takes a distant 10th

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Hospitals encourage the visiting public and staff to speak up for safety.

However, the reality is that most of the travelling public are more concerned about getting from A to B and the price of the ticket. Safety and risk mitigation takes a distant 10th

That may be the case. But those who come forward should be welcomed in doing so.

 

[oz_mark]

That may be the case. But those who come forward should be welcomed in doing so.

Yes, but your options are to deal with it at the time, or.provide feedback through other channels, such as customer care.
Direct lines to the engineering department are unlikely!

 

[Quickstatus]

That may be the case. But those who come forward should be welcomed in doing so.

Agree, my point though is that most are too distracted by the other matters

 

[Saab34]

I am fairly sure CASA have a reporting channel for anything of concern

 

[jb747]

Thanks mate. So 747/A380 would be harder on the tyres, but would do a smaller number of landings.

It's hard to say what would be the hardest on tyres. I have a suspicion that the generally higher landing speeds of Boeings wouldn't help, but large gear trucks that drag the tyres sideways would also be hard on them. Nose gear tyres often skid in turns, so that's likely to be a negative.