Aircraft Tire Maintenance

Storage of Tires
 
1. Storage areas must be clean and tidy with the 
floors and walls always kept spotless, and any oil 
or water that may contaminate the tires and all
nails, stones, wood chips or any other object that
may damage the tires must be removed.
Ensure that no rain leaks through the roof, win-
dows or doors in the storage location.

2. Direct sunlight speeds up the ageing process of 
tires. Particular care must be taken to avoid strong
sunlight.

3. Ideally, tires should be stored in a cool, dry loca
tion. Particular care should be taken to store tires 
away from electric motors, battery chargers, elec
tric welding equipment, electric generators and
similar equipment. Such equipment creates ozone
which has a deteriorating effect on rubber. Relative
humidity should be kept low and tires kept away
from radiant heat. Fluorescent lights may accele
ate deteriorating of rubber by ozone. Recommend
to keep away from tires.

4. Recommend to store tires upright, preferably in 
tire racks, in order to avoid deformation and sub-
sequent difficulty in mounting on wheels.