Service difficulty report · Wheel · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
April 28, 2004
Submitted
April 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N171DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
24759
Aircraft time
65,680 hours, 10,236 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part number
321003166
Part serial
DL1091DL14
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI-OUT WHILE ATTEMPTING LEFT TURN, AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO TILLER INPUTS. CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD AND SKID WAS NOTED. LEFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT TIME OF SKID. SPEED WAS 8-10 KNOTS, POWER WAS 78 PERCENT N2. A/C WEIGHT 292,400. TEST OF NOSE STEERING SYSTEM, FOUND OK. INSPECTED AXLES AND WHEEL BEARINGS, ALL FOUND OK. REPLACED BOTH NOSE WHEEL ASSY'S. LEFT NOSE TIRE WAS FLAT ON RETURN TO GATE. TAXIWAY WHERE SKID OCCURRED WAS JUST REPAVED ONLY HOURS BEFORE INCIDENT HAPPENED. LEFT ENGINE WAS ONLY ENGINE RUNNING WHEN GOING INTO LEFT TURN.