What happened
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(-23) On Thursday September 05, 2002 an inspector from the o'Hare flight standards district office (FSDO) received a telephone call from the amrcmo pmi terry graham at approximately 08:00 hours. An American airlines (aala) F-100 aircraft nose number 2DH, registration number N1473K had lost the left landing gear #2 wheel and tire on take off from minneapolis-st paul international airport (msp) and the aircraft was going to land at o'Hare (ord). The inspector contacted aala's hanger maintenance at ord and was informed that the aircraft had already landed and was being maintenance taxied to the hanger. At aala's maintenance hanger, the aircraft was inspected and photographed by the ord FSDO inspector. The left landing gear #2 wheel and tire were missing, the #2 brake was still attached and had received some damage. The left inboard main landing gear axle appeared to have no damage and the wheel bearing was still installed but the wheel nut and axle nut safety bolts were missing. The #3 VHF antenna was damaged and part of the antenna was missing. The aircraft was quarantined and the flight recorder and cockpit voice recorder were removed. The inspector interviewed aala's ord aircraft maintenance manager, Mr. Ed laudicina. Mr. Laudicina stated that the aircraft declared an emergency, then performed a fly-by to confirm that the left main landing gear inner wheel was missing, the aircraft landed without incident on runway 9 right. The captain taxied the aircraft to taxiway M-6 where the passengers were deplaned by airstairs and transported by bus to the terminal gate. There were 29 passengers, 2-cockpit crew and 2-cabin crew on board, no injuries were reported. Investigator todd fox from the NTSB was notified and briefed on the condition of the aircraft, investigator fox stated that msp FSDO inspector jim brannen had recovered the main landing gear wheel and tire assembly at msp. American airlines maintenance performed a airframe condition check per card 32-96-20, removed and replaced the left MLG strut piston assembly, #1 and #2 wheel & tire assemblies, #1 and #2 brake assemblies, installed the flight and cockpit voice recorders and replaced the #3 VHF antenna. The aircraft has been returned to service. The photographs of the aircraft are in the custody of the investigating inspector. As a note aircraft 2DH had the #2 wheel and tire assembly removed and replaced at msp on Wednesday September 04, 2002.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 05, 2002 AN INSPECTOR FROM THE O'HARE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM THE AMRCMO PMI TERRY GRAHAM AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00 HOURS. AN AMERICAN AIRLINES (AALA) F-100 AIRCRAFT NOSE NUMBER 2DH, REGISTRATION NUMBER N1473K HAD LOST THE LEFT LANDING GEAR #2 WHEEL AND TIRE ON TAKE OFF FROM MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MSP) AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TO LAND AT O'HARE (ORD). THE INSPECTOR CONTACTED AALA'S HANGER MAINTENANCE AT ORD AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD ALREADY LANDED AND WAS BEING MAINTENANCE TAXIED TO THE HANGER. AT AALA'S MAINTENANCE HANGER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY THE ORD FSDO INSPECTOR. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR #2 WHEEL AND TIRE WERE MISSING, THE #2 BRAKE WAS STILL ATTACHED AND HAD RECEIVED SOME DAMAGE. THE LEFT INBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE APPEARED TO HAVE NO DAMAGE AND THE WHEEL BEARING WAS STILL INSTALLED BUT THE WHEEL NUT AND AXLE NUT SAFETY BOLTS WERE MISSING. THE #3 VHF ANTENNA WAS DAMAGED AND PART OF THE ANTENNA WAS MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS QUARANTINED AND THE FLIGHT RECORDER AND COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER WERE REMOVED. THE INSPECTOR INTERVIEWED AALA'S ORD AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANAGER, MR. ED LAUDICINA. MR. LAUDICINA STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, THEN PERFORMED A FLY-BY TO CONFIRM THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INNER WHEEL WAS MISSING, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 9 RIGHT. THE CAPTAIN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO TAXIWAY M-6 WHERE THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED BY AIRSTAIRS AND TRANSPORTED BY BUS TO THE TERMINAL GATE. THERE WERE 29 PASSENGERS, 2-COCKPIT CREW AND 2-CABIN CREW ON BOARD, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. INVESTIGATOR TODD FOX FROM THE NTSB WAS NOTIFIED AND BRIEFED ON THE CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT, INVESTIGATOR FOX STATED THAT MSP FSDO INSPECTOR JIM BRANNEN HAD RECOVERED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY AT MSP. AMERICAN AIRLINES MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A AIRFRAME CONDITION CHECK PER CARD 32-96-20, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT MLG STRUT PISTON ASSEMBLY, #1 AND #2 WHEEL & TIRE ASSEMBLIES, #1 AND #2 BRAKE ASSEMBLIES, INSTALLED THE FLIGHT AND COCKPIT VOICE RECORDERS AND REPLACED THE #3 VHF ANTENNA. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AIRCRAFT ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR. AS A NOTE AIRCRAFT 2DH HAD THE #2 WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY REMOVED AND REPLACED AT MSP ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 04, 2002.
NTSB investigation
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