What was found
AFTER ARRIVAL AT GATE NUMBER 8 WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSY STARTED TO SMOKE HEAVILY AND SMALL FLAME FLARED UP. FOUND EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP INSIDE OF WHEEL HEAT SHIELD. REPLACED WHEEL ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2004
- Submitted
- May 25, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N171DZ
- Make and model
- Boeing 767332
- Aircraft serial
- 29690
- Aircraft time
- 18,832 hours, 8,730 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Heat Shield
- Part number
- 767300M
- Part serial
- DL1513
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B, A
- Precautionary procedure
- F
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.