The rebuilding of aircraft tires has been practiced for many years. A rebuilt tire is one that has a new Figure 11-11. Sectional view of two aircraft tires showing different construction details. Each rebuilt tire saves aircraft operators approximately 75 percent of the cost of a new tire.
Data shows that a rebuilt tire gives service comparable to a new tire.
The Navy has established rebuilding criteria consistent with tire technology and service experience. By using this approach, functionally sound tire carcasses are returned to qualified contractors for rebuilding. In conjunction with these procedures, Navy laboratories monitor rebuilt tires to ensure the fleet receives a satisfactory product. The military rebuilt tire is as safe as, or safer than, a new tire because it is built on a service-tested tire carcass, whereas a new tire has had no service use to establish its construction reliability and performance suitability. Rebuilt tires are subjected to quality control procedures that are far more stringent than those imposed on a new tire.