Service difficulty report · Wheel · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 17, 2021
Submitted
August 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29533
Aircraft time
58,392 hours, 24,221 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part number
26078252
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: SIGNIFICANT NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY FELT DURING TAKE OFF ROLL ABOVE 120K. AIR INTERRUPTED TO IAD. FLIGHT DID NOT DECLARE EMERGENCY AND WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT FOR LANDING. T/S IAW FIM 32-51-00-810-804. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE NOTED. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY REMOVED AND REPLACEMENT OF LEFT NOSE WHEEL (AALA202108182531) AND TIRE ASSEMBLY (AALA202108191522). PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY REMOVED AND REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT NOSE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY (AALA202108196969). PER AMM 32-45-21. PERFORMED TAXI TO CONFIRM NO STEERING ISSUES OR APPARENT VIBRATION. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.