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jettrail
19th Jul 2009, 15:46
Hi folks
Please can anybody help me out with an info about the correct pressure of NLG tire for the following a/c:
A/C: MD87
Tire manufacturer: Bridgestone
Tire size: 26x6.6 12 PR
Thanks a lot
vapilot2004
19th Jul 2009, 17:32
For our MD-80s with -14 tires, we generally use between 140 and 160 psi depending on gross.
smudgethecat
19th Jul 2009, 18:02
With something as critical as tyre pressures do you not think you should be using the relevant AMM to obtain this info?
vapilot2004
19th Jul 2009, 18:18
I'm not imagining the original poster as the guy with dirty hands and the nitrogen cart since such a guy would know to chart it and not ask a bunch of random folks on the internet. :8
OverRun
20th Jul 2009, 08:54
MD-87 airport manual gives NLG tyre pressure as 1350 kPa which is 192 psi, and confirms the 26 x 6.6 tyre. It is the same pressure whether fuselage auxiliary tanks are fitted or not (the MLG tyre pressure varies with that option). Interestingly the MLG tyres a quite a bit lower - 1200-1290 kPa depending on fitment of aux tanks.
OverRun
21st Jul 2009, 02:43
Hi Asfkap,
MD-80 SERIES Airplane characteristics for airport planning. 1990. McDonnell Douglas, Long Beach.
muduckace
22nd Jul 2009, 02:00
The pressure would be full as prescribed by the AMM and the operators specifications.