Service difficulty report · Nut · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 23, 2024
Submitted
August 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N676UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30028
Aircraft time
80,712 hours, 15,709 cycles
Part
Nut
Condition
Undertorqued
Location
Nlg Axle
Part time
2,953 hours, 434 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

SEVERE NOSE WHEEL VIBRATION AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT FELT VIBRATION FROM PEDESTAL THROUGHOUT FWD CABIN. ALSO DURING VIBRATION, CAP STICK SHAKER ACTIVATED POSSIBLY. AFTER NOSE GEAR RETRACTION VIBRATION WAS GONE. NO EICAS OR LIGHTS RELATED TO NOSE GEAR. PER CREW DURING COMMUNICATION ON VHF VIA DISPATCHER... TOMC MO PERFORMED FIM TASK 32-51 FAULT TREE 805. FOUND AXLE NUT ON #1 AND #2 NLG TIRES NOT TORQUED TO SPECIFICATION PER AMM 32-45-02. REPLACED BOTH TIRES AS A PRECAUTION REF LOG PAGES 9026680 AND 9026670.