What was found
ON TAKEOFF, TOWER REPORTED SMOKE FROM NOSEGEAR RETURNED TO JFK. ON WALKAROUND, FOUND DAMAGE ON RT NLG TIRE (RECAP CAME OFF). ALL NOSE TIRES REPLACED IAW.
- Difficulty date
- May 29, 2007
- Submitted
- August 14, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N470EV
- Make and model
- Boeing 747273C
- Aircraft serial
- 20653
- Aircraft time
- 93,830 hours, 20,999 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3244 · Tire
- Part
- Tire
- Part number
- 2600356152
- Part serial
- 0739
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.