# Incident 20011116030689I: Boeing 747200, Fairbanks, AK, November 16, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2001, 12:05 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: CNFF
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: FGCBM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011116030689I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) NUMBER 6 WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAME OFF FROM THE AXLE JUST BEFORE LIFT-OFF; THE WHEEL WAS INTACT AND THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. THE FLIGHT CREW HAD A GEAR TILT WARNING AND AN UNSAFE TO RETRACT INDICATION. ATC VECTORED THE FLIGHT TO A LOCATION TO DUMP FUEL DOWN TO LANDING WEIGHT. THE CAPTAIN HAD AIR FRANCE MAINTENANCE OBSERVE THE GEAR CONDITION DURING A LOW APPROACH, THE REMAINING GEAR WERE NOT AFFECTED AND A LANDING ON 1L AT FAI WAS MADE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT, THE CAPTAIN COMMENDED ATC FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS RECOVERED EAST OF RUNWAY 19R ON A FROZEN POND. A SIX MAN AIR FRANCE MAINTENANCE CREW WAS BROUGHT IN FROM FRANCE TO REPLACE THE LANDING GEAR, TIRES, WHEELS, NO DAMAGE OT THE FLAPS OR FUSELAGE WAS FOUND. PILOT DOB & TIME IN M/M INFORMATION TO BE UPDATED UPON RECEIPT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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