# Incident 19950117001449I: Doug DC8F55, Philadelphia, PA, January 17, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1995, 00:50 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TCAA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808CK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC8F55
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950117001449I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE #2 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY DURING TAXI TO TAKEOFF FROM PHL TO YIP. FLIGHTCREW WAS UNAWARE OF THE WHEEL FAILURE. PILOT HAS STATED HE THOUGHT HE HIT A SEPARATION IN THE TAXIWAY AND DID NOT GET AN ANTI-SKID LIGHT INDICATING A PROBLEM. ON ARRIVAL AT YIP THE OPERATOR INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND REPAIRED DAMAGE TO THE INBOARD AFT SECTION OF #4 ENGINE COWLING; REPLACED #1 AND #2 MAIN WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLIES; REPLACED THE #1 ANTI-SKID DETECTOR AND PERFORMED AN ANTI-SKID SYSTEM CHECKOUT. OUTER WHEEL RIM AND TIRE RETRIEVED AT PHL WAS TAGGED AND SENT TO PMI FRANK BURGER FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. OPERATOR TO SUBMIT MRR THROUGH THEIR COMPANY PROCEDURES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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