SDR 2001F00171

Service difficulty report · Tire · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
July 29, 2001
Submitted
August 10, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68142
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
142
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Deflated
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

SAL - AT THE BEGINNING OF TAKEOFF ROLL OF FLT TA808, THE AIRCRAFT SLIPPED AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEELS WENT INTO THE GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE CARGO AREA FOR MAINTENANCE WITHOUT OTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED PER AIRCRAFT MM 05-51-24. PHASE ONE WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS, NOSE WHEEL NR 2 WAS FOUND DEFLATED, BOTH WHEELS NR 1 AND NR 2 WERE REPLACED PER MM 12-37-32. ALSO, MAIN LANDING WHEEL NR 3 WAS FOUND WITH A CUT OUT OF LIMITS AND WAS REPLACED PER MM 12-37-32. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT STEERING WAS OPERATIONAL TESTED PER AIRCRAFT MM 32-51-00. NO ABNORMAL OPERATION WAS NOTED. (M)

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