19951013038269I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727200 · Roanoke, VA · October 13, 1995

Date: October 13, 1995 · 05:41 local
Place: Roanoke, VA
Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: GAIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6827
Reported as: Boeing 727200
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D9
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,990 total8,086 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N6827Registration cancelled Sep 26, 2011 · Boeing 727-223S/N 20180 · Built 1969 Airframe modelBoeing 727-223 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 seriesTurbo-jet

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the number four main wheel assembly was found missing by ground crew after the aircraft parked on the ramp. The wheel assembly was later found on the approach end of runway 24. Post flight inspection by maintenance personnel revealed that the axle nut had been pulled off the axle threads. The tail skid had hit the runway, and the right inboard flap had been damaged by the departing wheel assembly. Maintenance replaced damaged flap and cables, repaired tail bumper, replaced axle sleeve, performed ndt inspection of right gear, changed both number 3 and number 4 main wheel assemblies, and performed a hard landing inspection.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE NUMBER FOUR MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND MISSING BY GROUND CREW AFTER THE AIRCRAFT PARKED ON THE RAMP. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS LATER FOUND ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 24. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT THE AXLE NUT HAD BEEN PULLED OFF THE AXLE THREADS. THE TAIL SKID HAD HIT THE RUNWAY, AND THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY THE DEPARTING WHEEL ASSEMBLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DAMAGED FLAP AND CABLES, REPAIRED TAIL BUMPER, REPLACED AXLE SLEEVE, PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION OF RIGHT GEAR, CHANGED BOTH NUMBER 3 AND NUMBER 4 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, AND PERFORMED A HARD LANDING INSPECTION.