Service difficulty report · Tie Bolt · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 11, 2026
Submitted
June 14, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N146AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6761
Aircraft time
32,513 hours, 12,886 cycles
Part
Tie Bolt
Condition
Sheared
Location
Zone 700
Component
Wheel
Component part number
C20500100
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: UPON LANDING, RIGHT BRAKES IMMEDIATELY GOT HOT. RIGHT SIDE SEEMED TO SHUDDER AS WELL. FIRE, TRUCKS REPORTED RIGHT SIDE WAS HOT, BUT AS WE TAXIED IN, FIRE TRUCKS REPORTED SEEING SHUDDERS FROM LEFT MAIN WHEELS. MAINTENANCE FOUND WHEEL TIE BOLT SHEARED ON THE NR 2 WHEEL WHICH CAUSED SEVERE DAMGE TO THE WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 BRAKE ALONG WITH THE NR 2 WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY. A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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