What happened
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(-23) On Thursday, may 31, 2001, a mechanic at piedmont hawthorne, roc, called and stated the responded to a call from maintenance control of air georgian airways, a canadian scheduled air carrier based in toronto, Canada. He stated the crew heard a grinding noise on roll out and taxi above the engine and prop. The sound was coming from the left wheel area. Upon investigation, the mechanic found grease and/or hydraulic fluid splattering from the axle area on both wheels. Most of the contamination was centered on the inboard wheel. When the mechanic was asked to remove the dust cover from the wheels he stated he needed to see a discrepancy written in the aircraft logbook and he also wanted to jack and remove the wheels for further inspection. Maintenance control declined to instruct the crew to write the discrepancy up and told him his services were no longer needed. The mechanic witnessed 8 or 9 passengers boarding the aircraft and the subsequently take off for toronto. Inspector dinwoodie, the person in charge of part 129 operators in this office, was contacted. The aircraft is registered in Canada as cgvga. The crew's name was unknown. Maintenance controller was rick a t privacy data omitted. Air georgian is a part 129 operator. Karen hollihan, pmi at the ministry of transport Canada, privacy data omitted, was contacted and explained the situation. A discussion followed and ended with this inspector turning the matter over to her as the proper canadian authority with jurisdiction over this operator. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2001, A MECHANIC AT PIEDMONT HAWTHORNE, ROC, CALLED AND STATED THE RESPONDED TO A CALL FROM MAINTENANCE CONTROL OF AIR GEORGIAN AIRWAYS, A CANADIAN SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER BASED IN TORONTO, CANADA. HE STATED THE CREW HEARD A GRINDING NOISE ON ROLL OUT AND TAXI ABOVE THE ENGINE AND PROP. THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT WHEEL AREA. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE MECHANIC FOUND GREASE AND/OR HYDRAULIC FLUID SPLATTERING FROM THE AXLE AREA ON BOTH WHEELS. MOST OF THE CONTAMINATION WAS CENTERED ON THE INBOARD WHEEL. WHEN THE MECHANIC WAS ASKED TO REMOVE THE DUST COVER FROM THE WHEELS HE STATED HE NEEDED TO SEE A DISCREPANCY WRITTEN IN THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK AND HE ALSO WANTED TO JACK AND REMOVE THE WHEELS FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE CONTROL DECLINED TO INSTRUCT THE CREW TO WRITE THE DISCREPANCY UP AND TOLD HIM HIS SERVICES WERE NO LONGER NEEDED. THE MECHANIC WITNESSED 8 OR 9 PASSENGERS BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT AND THE SUBSEQUENTLY TAKE OFF FOR TORONTO. INSPECTOR DINWOODIE, THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF PART 129 OPERATORS IN THIS OFFICE, WAS CONTACTED. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED IN CANADA AS CGVGA. THE CREW'S NAME WAS UNKNOWN. MAINTENANCE CONTROLLER WAS RICK A T ^PRIVACY DATA^. AIR GEORGIAN IS A PART 129 OPERATOR. KAREN HOLLIHAN, PMI AT THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT CANADA, ^PRIVACY DATA^, WAS CONTACTED AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AND ENDED WITH THIS INSPECTOR TURNING THE MATTER OVER TO HER AS THE PROPER CANADIAN AUTHORITY WITH JURISDICTION OVER THIS OPERATOR. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.