What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on departure from Dallas/fort Worth international airport, aeromexpress flight 9501 lost the #3 main landing gear tire & wheel assy at approx 50' AGL. The flight returnd to dfw airport and landed without further incident. Inspection of the wheel revealed that the outer cone bearing had failed. This failure resulted in the loss of the outer bearing rollers, allowing the wheel to come off of the axle. All recovered relevant parts have been retained by the NTSB and shipped to the Boeing aircraft co, seattle, WA for metalurgical examination. This incident is closed
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON DEPARTURE FROM DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AEROMEXPRESS FLIGHT 9501 LOST THE #3 MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE & WHEEL ASSY AT APPROX 50' AGL. THE FLIGHT RETURND TO DFW AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE WHEEL REVEALED THAT THE OUTER CONE BEARING HAD FAILED. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF THE OUTER BEARING ROLLERS, ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF OF THE AXLE. ALL RECOVERED RELEVANT PARTS HAVE BEEN RETAINED BY THE NTSB AND SHIPPED TO THE BOEING AIRCRAFT CO, SEATTLE, WA FOR METALURGICAL EXAMINATION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED
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