Service difficulty report · Stator · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
December 2, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft time
60,446 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Stator
Part number
244300
Condition
Broken
Location
Brake Assy
Component
Brake · Bfgoodrich
Component part number
211473
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING PUSHBACK ON C-FCJF EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MOVE ACFT AND DETERMINED NR2 MAIN WHEEL WAS DEFLATED. ACFT PULLED BACK TO GATE FOR INVESTIGATION. MAINT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE NR2 WHEEL. AFTER SEVERAL EFFORTS WITHOUT SUCCESS IT WAS DECIDED THE TIRE AND POSSIBLY THE WHEEL WOULD HAVE TO BE CUTOFF. AFTER CUTTING A SECTION OF THE TIRE OFF IT WAS DETERMINED A PIECE OF THE BRAKE STATOR HAD BROKEN OFF AND PENETRATED THE WHEEL HUB AS THE ACFT WAS TOWED DEFLATING THE TIRE AND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE WHEEL. THE BROKEN PIECE OF THE STATOR WAS REMOVED ALLOWING REMOVAL OF THE WHEEL. WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSY REPLACED.