What was found
(CAN) AS ACFT WAS TAXIING TO POSITION ON RUNWAY 36 FOR DEPARTURE WHEN THE RT NOSE WHEEL DEPARTED THE NOSE GEAR DUE TO A SHEARED AXLE. ACFT STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THE RT GEAR DOOR ROD WAS ALSO DAMAGED BY THE DEPARTING NOSE WHEEL ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- November 16, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42300
- Engine
- Pwa PW120
- Propeller
- Hamstd 14SF5
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Axle
- Part number
- D567971
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 41,356 hours
- 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.