Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 7272S7

Difficulty date
March 18, 2004
Submitted
March 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685CA
Make and model
Boeing 7272S7
Aircraft serial
22492
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
31395
Condition
Smoke
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DURING GEAR RETRACT LAS THERE WAS ODOR OF BURNED RUBBER IN COCKPIT AND FWD CABIN AREA, AN AUDIBLE SQUEEL WAS HEARD ORIGTINATING FROM BELOW FLIGHT DECK, JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION LAS THE NOSE WHEEL SHOOK ABNORMALLY. INBOUND INTO MSP DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY AFTER GEAR CONCERNS. BOTH NLG TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED AND NO VISUAL DEFECTS IN/ON NLG WILL CHANGE BOTH TIRES AS A PRECAUTION.

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