Service difficulty report · Wheel · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
April 7, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46033
Part
Wheel
Part number
26014112
Condition
Missing
Location
Nr 2 Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHILE RETURNING TO RAMP, AIRCRAFT GROUND HANDLING BECAME ABNORMAL. INSPECTION REVEALED NUMBER 2 TIRE MISSING AND NUMBER 1 TIRE FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER 1 AND NUMBER 2 MAIN WHEEL ASSY AND NR 2 WHEEL TRANSDUCER.

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