Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Boeing 7372S2C

Difficulty date
February 17, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 7372S2C
Aircraft time
31,767 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
654621512
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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) PRIOR TO TOW, IT WAS NOTED THAT LT NLG WHEEL WAS TILTED. WHEEL WAS REMOVED & AXLE WAS FOUND BROKEN BETWEEN THE TWO BEARING JOURNAL. THE WHEEL WAS ONLY KEPT IN PLACE BY THE NOSE GRAVEL SKI AXLE WHO RUN INSIDE THE NLG AXLE. PARTS HAVE BEEN SENT FOR INVESTIGATION TO FIND OUT CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE.

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