Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
May 17, 2005
Submitted
May 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20934
Aircraft time
54,027 hours, 33,799 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RTO DUE TO VIBRATION ON T/O ROLL. MINOR VIBRATION AT 60 KTS INCREASING IN INTENSIVE TO MODERATE VIBRATION AS SPEED INCREASED RTO AT 110 KTS. RTO AT 0815Z WITH 49 MIN COOL TIME. AFTER DEBRIEF WITH FLIGHT CREW IT WAS DETERMINED THAT VIBRATION WAS WORSE WHEN YOKE WAS PUSHED FWD. CHANGED BOTH NOSE GEAR TIRES. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR TIRE REF 727-200 MM 32-45-011-4. SWAP COMPONENT POSITIONS MPN: 65-72762-15 MSN: 388 TO POS: NRH MSN: A0117 TO POS: NLH. SWAPPED COMPONENTS DUE TO ERROR UPON INITIAL POSITION LOCATION. SWAPPED ON MAXI ENTRY ONLY.