# Incident 20030227002619I: Aerosp ATR42300, St Louis, MO, February 27, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2003, 21:35 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAIA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421TE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421TE-2005-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300 (registry code 8680920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,118 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030227002619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PARKED AT THE GATE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RIGHT NOSE WHEEL WAS MISSING. THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY WAS NOTIFIED. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND THE OUTER HALF OF THE AXLE WERE FOUND ON THE TAXIWAY. THE AXLE STILL HAD THE WHEEL RETAINING NUT AND LOCKING BOLT INSTALLED. THE CONDITION OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS DOES NOT INDICATE A BEARING FAILURE. THE AXLE BROKE BETWEEN THE BEARING FLATS. THE BREAK APPEARS CLEAN ALL THE WAY AROUND AND DOES NOT SHOW SIGNS OF LONG TERM DAMAGE. THE AXLES AND COMPONENTS ARE BEING SENT TO THE ATR FOR ANALYSIS.

## Other reports on N421TE (6)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030205006179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030205006179I), Feb 5, 2003: Aerosp ATR42300 (N421TE), Bloomington-Nor, IL. (-23) [privacy data omitted] crew declared emergency and diverted into bmi after seeing and smelling smoke. Aircraft was enroute from stl to sbn. An uneventful…
- [Incident 20000723027699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000723027699I), Jul 23, 2000: Aerosp ATR42300 (N421TE), Champaign-Urban, IL. (-23)Enroute to saint louis, MO from south bend, IL, while in cruise at 14000 feet, the first officer informed the pilot in command that the aileron trim could…
- [Incident 19990808022469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990808022469I), Aug 8, 1999: Aerosp ATR42300 (N421TE), Springfield, IL. (-5)While on a revenue flight from st. louis, MO. To peoria, IL at approximately 7:40 pm, the pilot in command received a "low oil pressure" warning light…
- [Incident 19970616019279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970616019279I), Jun 16, 1997: Aerosp ATR42300 (N421TE), St Louis, MO. Left engine fire light taxi for takeoff. Used both bottles. Evacuated. No fire. Replaced loops. Bledair duct leak.
- [Incident 19970514015619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970514015619I), May 14, 1997: Aerosp ATR42300 (N421TE), Peoria, IL. Narrative: during approach, the landing gear did not extend when landing gear selector was placed in the down position. The flight crew extended the landing…
- [Incident 19901213063419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901213063419I), Dec 13, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N421TE), Madison, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft swerved after nose wheel touched down. Blew 2 tires. Found steering differential valve defective.

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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