Service difficulty report · Axle · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
April 27, 2026
Submitted
April 28, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17331
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
67589
Aircraft time
8,178 hours, 2,774 cycles
Part
Axle
Part number
161A1130301
Part serial
838
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 700
Part time
8,178 hours, 2,774 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BRAKES APPEAR TO BE TO BE LOCKING UPON TOUCHDOWN & EXIT FROM R WY GRABING...UPON TAXI INTO RAMP, ACFT EXPERIENCED NR 4 MAIN TIRE DEFLATION. NR 4 BRAKE FOUND DISINTEGRATED. HUB CAP WAS FOUND ON A TAXIWAY PARTIALLY SHAVED OFF & ALSO DISINTEGRATED. ACFT TOWED TO THE GATE . CLEANED UP TRAIL OF METAL DEBRIS FROM BRAKE. UNABLE TO REMOVE NR 4 BRAKE - WHEEL DUE TO LOCK NUT SHIFTING OFF THREADS ALONG WITH OTHER SEVERE DAMAGE. REPLACED NR 3 MAIN. FOUND WHEEL ASSY AND BRAKE ASSY WITH MELTED MATERIAL. RECOMMEND PULLING AXLE WITH NR 4 WHEEL & BRAKE ATTACHED. COMPLETED PARTIAL REMOVAL OF RT GEAR AXLE IAW AMM 32-11-85-000-801, UP TO & INCLUDING E. (7). COMPLETED REMOVAL OF RT MLG AXLE WITH WHEEL & BRAKE ATTACHED DUE TO DAMAGE IAW AMM 32-11-85-000-801. RT MLG REQ HIGH ENERGY STOP INSPECTION IAW AMM TASK 05-51-07-210-801 OTHER REQ INSPECTION ARE THE FOLLOWING BRAKE SEIZURE CONDITIONAL INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-15-210-801, HEAT DAMAGE INSPECTION OF AXLE IAW AMM TASK 05-51-17-210-802, WHEEL BEARING FAILURE IAW AMM 05-51-17-210-801 AND TIRE TREAD LOSS OR TIRE BURST CONDITIONAL INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-54-210-801 COMPLETED WHEEL BEARING FAILURE IAW AMM 05-51-17-210-801. NO DAMAGE OR OVERHEAT SIGNS FOUND ON MLG STRUT ITSELF. AXLE, WHEEL & BRAKE ASSEMBLY REQ REPLACEMENT DUE TO BEING STUCK TOGETHER.

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