What was found
RETURNED, TO REPAIR SHOP, WHEEL/ TIRE ASSY REMOVED FOR LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE ,CAUSED BY SEVERE CRACK TO OUTBOARD WHEEL HALF.(REURNING FRACTURED PART TO MFG. FOR ANALYSIS)
- Difficulty date
- March 25, 2004
- Submitted
- March 25, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N495
- Make and model
- Boeing 727
- Aircraft serial
- 495
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Wheel
- Part number
- 313061
- Part serial
- 2266
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 4,994 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.