What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landing wheel brake and axle departed 737. Narrative: at approximately 1310UTC, SWA418 landed runway 31C and lost a sheel assembly just prior to exiting the runway at the intersection of runway 4L. SWA418 taxied to the gate without further incident. The next aircraft to land reported the wheel assembly on runway 31C. Runway 31C was temporarily closed until the debris was emoved by a city vehicle. SWA418 called ground control from the gate and advised that he was missing a wheel assembly. Ground control advised SWA418 that the wheel had been located.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING WHEEL BRAKE AND AXLE DEPARTED 737. NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 1310UTC, SWA418 LANDED RUNWAY 31C AND LOST A SHEEL ASSEMBLY JUST PRIOR TO EXITING THE RUNWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 4L. SWA418 TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE NEXT AIRCRAFT TO LAND REPORTED THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY ON RUNWAY 31C. RUNWAY 31C WAS TEMPORARILY CLOSED UNTIL THE DEBRIS WAS EMOVED BY A CITY VEHICLE. SWA418 CALLED GROUND CONTROL FROM THE GATE AND ADVISED THAT HE WAS MISSING A WHEEL ASSEMBLY. GROUND CONTROL ADVISED SWA418 THAT THE WHEEL HAD BEEN LOCATED.
NTSB investigation
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