Service difficulty report · Wheel · Boeing 757324

Difficulty date
June 3, 2019
Submitted
June 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N75854
Make and model
Boeing 757324
Aircraft serial
32813
Aircraft time
54,035 hours, 17,863 cycles
Part
Wheel
Condition
Broken
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

11" X 4" SECTION OF OUTBOARD LH NLG WHEEL ASSY BROKE AWAY DURING GATE ENTRY RESULTING IN TIRE GOING FLAT. NO INJURIES, NO FLIGHT IRREGULARITY AS RON AIRCRAFT. BOTH NOSE TIRES CHANGED. INITIAL INSPECTION OF FULLY RECOVERED PART INDICATES MATALLURGY FAILURE.