Service difficulty report · Axle · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
March 5, 2024
Submitted
March 6, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
30340
Aircraft time
83,192 hours, 20,346 cycles
Part
Axle
Part number
162N11513
Part serial
93LD4
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Part time
83,526 hours, 29,778 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
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

SHIP 6813 AFTER SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE AT THE GATE, RAMP AGENT INFORMED US LEFT NOSE WHEEL HAS SEPERATED FROM AXLE. UPON INSPECTION, AGREE/NOTICE THE SEPERATION AND ASSOCIATED SHEERED METAL/DAMAGE. SMOOTH LANDING AND AIRCRAFT HANDLED/TAXIED NORMALLY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: R/R NLG AXLE PER B757 CMM 32-21-49 REV 80 07/15/2022. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT & RT NOSE WHEEL/TIRE ASSY REF B757 AMM 32-45.