Service difficulty report · Nut · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
February 3, 2003
Submitted
February 5, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N190AN
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53190
Aircraft time
15,513 hours, 14,598 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Nut
Condition
Undertorqued
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THERE WAS A VERY STRONG VIBRATION OF THE NOSE WHEELS DURING TAKE OFF ROLL. TAKE OFF WAS ABOTED BELOW 60 KTS. WAS VERIFCATED TORQUE IN NUT STRUT IAW AMM 32-21-02 PAG 404 WAS ADJUSTED DEFLECTOR IAW AMM 32-20-02 PAG 202 AND NOSE WHEELS WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 32-40-02 PAGE 202

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