Service difficulty report · Wheel · Boeing 7372E3

Difficulty date
December 29, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N138AW
Make and model
Boeing 7372E3
Aircraft serial
22792
Part
Wheel
Part number
26010452
Condition
Unbalanced
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
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

EMERGENCY LANDING DECLARED, AT V1 PHX, THE NOSE WHEEL FELT OUT OF BALANCE, SUSPECT FLAT TIRE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NLG WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLIES (LT S/N 3248 TOT 22044, RT S/N 6128 TOT 68142). WHEELS WERE REPLACED 13 NOV 99. A/C ALSO HAS HISTORY OF NLG STRUT BOTTOMING ON TAKEOFF AND LANDING.

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