Service difficulty report · Wheel · Boeing 727243

Difficulty date
January 25, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727243
Aircraft time
59,982 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Wheel
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) UPON TOUCHDOWN AND WITH FULL REVERSE APPLIED ,THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE ,NORMAL CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES WERE APPLIED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION CONTROL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FOLLOWING, ALL MAIN WHEEL TIRES FOUND TO BE BADLY SCUFFED WITH NR 1 BLOWN , THE A/SKID TRANSDUCER SPIDER IN THE NR 1 HUB CAP BROKEN,AND THE L/H GRAVEL DEFLECTOR BADLY DEFORMED DUE TO THE TIRE BURST. THE FOUR MAIN WHEELS .DEFLECTOR,AND HUB CAP WHERE REPLACED. ANTI-SKID AND SIDE LOAD CHECKS WERE COMPLETED IAW THE AMM WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.