Service difficulty report · Wheel · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
April 6, 2006
Submitted
April 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703AM
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
27203
Aircraft time
30,450 hours, 25,561 cycles
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Wheel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING THE AIRCRAFT TOWING THE BAR SHEAR PIN WAS BROKEN AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXCEEDED ITS TOW ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AN INSPECTION TO VERIFIED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IAW M/M 05-51-09, NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEELS WERE REPLACED IAW M/M 32-45-02, TESTED CORRECT.

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