# Incident 20040224003009I: Boeing 737347, Salt Lake City, UT, February 24, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2004, 20:25 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N311WA-2008-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-347 (registry code 138447U, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-347) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737347
- People aboard: 57
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040224003009I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE EXECUTING A LEFT TURN ONTO RUNWAY 34R, A BANG WAS HEARD. THE COCKPIT CREW ELECTED TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY AND HAVE MAINTENANCE INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT NOSE WHEEL HAD BROKEN OFF. THE PASSENGERS AND CREWMEMBERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT VIA THE STAIRS WITHOUT INJURIES AND WERE BUSED TO THE TERMINAL. PRELIMINARY ON SCENE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE LEFT NOSE WHEEL AXLE HAD BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY JUST OUTBOARD OF THE INNER BEARING. ONBOARD AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY PRIOR NOSE WHEEL DISCREPANCIES. (-23 AMENDMENT) PRELIMINARY FINDINGS BY DELTA ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT A PRE-EXISTING CRACK AT THE SIX O'CLOCK POSITION OF THE AXLE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. CHROME PLATING WAS OBSERVED IN THE CRACK, INDICATING THAT THE CRACK WAS PRESENT WHEN THE CHROME PLATING WAS APPLIED DURING OVERHAUL ON 10/29/03.

## Other reports on N311WA (4)

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

- [Incident 20050610009739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050610009739I), Jun 10, 2005: Boeing 737347 (N311WA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) On 06/10/05 at 1522 MDT a delta airlines flight #DAL1836, N311WA, B-737-347, s/n 23597, took multiple bird strikes on departure from Salt Lake City (slc)…
- [Incident 19980104000979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980104000979I), Jan 4, 1998: Boeing 737347 (N311WA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Narrative: bird strike 10 miles west of slc airport on climb. Returned to slc, landed at approximately 2130 MST. No.1 engine damaged, replaced 10 fan blades.…
- [Incident 19970911029609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970911029609I), Sep 11, 1997: Boeing 737300 (N311WA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Narrative: on 09/11/97, at approximately 2130 MDT, while landing Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake City, Utah, delta flight #1667, a B-737-300,…
- [Incident 19960520014729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960520014729I), May 20, 1996: Boeing 737347 (N311WA), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: on 5/20/96, delta flight dal 944 diverted to mci. The aircrew experienced a fire warning light on the #1 engine. Maintenance removed and replaced…

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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