Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 7772Q8

Difficulty date
December 17, 2010
Submitted
December 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774AM
Make and model
Boeing 7772Q8
Aircraft serial
28689
Aircraft time
36,810 hours, 5,986 cycles
Engine
Ge GE9090B
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TOWING TO PLATFORM, THE TOW TRACTOR DRIVER WAS EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM NLG TOWING ANGLE TO LT SIDE AND TOW BAR WAS BROKEN. MX PERFORMED THE MAXIMUM NLG TOWING ANGLE CONDITIONAL INSP IAW MM 05-51-29 DETECTING DAMAGES OUT OF LIMIT IN BOTH NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRES; SO THE BOTH NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRES WERE REPLACED IAW MM 32-45-02, TESTED CORRECT.

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