Service difficulty report · Nut · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
August 5, 2005
Submitted
August 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22348
Aircraft time
39,529 hours, 27,608 cycles
Part
Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg Wheel
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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL WITH MAX POWER, AIRCRAFT HAD A LOUD THUMP FELT IN TILLER WHEEL, RUDDERS AND FLOOR.ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS APPEARED NORMAL WITH NO INDICATION OF COMPRESSOR STALL. R-T-O AT APPROX 40-50 KNOTS. PER CREW A/C WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT ON TAXI TO THE GATE. REMOVING NR 2 MLG TIRE TO INSPECT FOUND THE WHEEL NUT HAND TIGHT, MAYBE 5-10 FOOT POUNDS. ALSO FOUND LOCK BOLT LOOSE. REMOVED NR 2 MLG TIRE. INSPECTED NR 2 BRAKE PER M/M. REPLACED NR 2 TIRE RETORQUED NR 1 TIRE AS PRECAUTIONARY.

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