Service difficulty report · Wheel · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
April 5, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N841AX
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
45908
Part
Wheel
Part number
3774567507
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TAXI-OUT, TOWER REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. NR 4 BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS LOCKED UP. FOUND NR 4 WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKEN. REPLACED NR 4 WHEEL AND NR 4 BRAKE ASSEMBLY IAW DC8 MM. BROKEN WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS SENT TO ALLIED SIGNAL BRAKE DIV FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.

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