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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Fokker F.28 MK 0100 · Charlotte, NC · February 22, 1996

Date: February 22, 1996 · 10:00 local
Place: Charlotte, NC
Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N869US
Reported as: Fokker F28MK0100
People aboard: 66
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,977 total

N869USRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2003 · Fokker F.28 MK 0100S/N 11314 · Built 1990 Airframe modelFokker F.28 MK 0100 Engine modelRolls-Royce TAY-650-15Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

Narrative: after takeoff from raleigh-durham international airport (rdu), the crew was unable to retract landing gear. Rdu ATCT reported that there was debris on the runway from one of the MLG wheels. The crew elected to continue to Charlotte/Douglas international airport (clt) due to the poor weather at rdu and the flight would allow them to burn fuel for landing. Airplane made a flyby to the clt tower. Clt ATCT confirmed the left inboard tire was missing. Airplane landed on runway 18R at clt without further incident. All passengers were off-loaded using normal procedures. Investigation revealed wheel had sustained high tempertures, which appears to have caused a separation of the outer wheel half allowing the wheel to fall off during takeoff. Aircraft had maintenance performed during r.o.n. but no work was done to wheel. Last maintenance performed on that wheel was on 12-22-95. Usair engineering was dispatched to clt to investigate the wheel separation in more detail.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RDU), THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR. RDU ATCT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS DEBRIS ON THE RUNWAY FROM ONE OF THE MLG WHEELS. THE CREW ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CLT) DUE TO THE POOR WEATHER AT RDU AND THE FLIGHT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO BURN FUEL FOR LANDING. AIRPLANE MADE A FLYBY TO THE CLT TOWER. CLT ATCT CONFIRMED THE LEFT INBOARD TIRE WAS MISSING. AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWAY 18R AT CLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ALL PASSENGERS WERE OFF-LOADED USING NORMAL PROCEDURES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED WHEEL HAD SUSTAINED HIGH TEMPERTURES, WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE CAUSED A SEPARATION OF THE OUTER WHEEL HALF ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF DURING TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT HAD MAINTENANCE PERFORMED DURING R.O.N. BUT NO WORK WAS DONE TO WHEEL. LAST MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THAT WHEEL WAS ON 12-22-95. USAIR ENGINEERING WAS DISPATCHED TO CLT TO INVESTIGATE THE WHEEL SEPARATION IN MORE DETAIL.