Hey all,
I was wondering if anyone could tell me some reasons a tire might appear to have “melted” in a spot from hydroplaning? (search google imade for “melted airplane tire from hydroplaning“ and most images are close enough to what Im talking about. The small patches on the tires.

I know it can happen when landing with the brakes on on a wet runway. I’ve seen all the videos and whatnot for that.

But can it happen without landing with the breaks on or stuck?

My manager refuses to believe it could happen any other way.

We noticed this patch after i greassed one on on a wet runway. I knew we were going to be exiting the 9000ft runway at the end, so i did not use breaks. in fact i had my heels were Just touching the floor because a few weeks ago and I had hit the breaks too soon on landing, so I was extra aware of it. This landing was particularly a very good one. i hate saying that cause I dont wanna sound like a jerk. I mess up landings... blah blah. Passengers said how good it was. so it didnt feel at all like a break was on.

My thought is that it simply just happened. The tired failed in that particular spot (didnt go flat, but melted) when it came in contact with the wet ground. The wheel Doesn’t have to be locked in place in order for this to happen? Maybe the break was stuck just enough?

Please send me as many possibilities you can think of.

thanks!