Service difficulty report · Wheel · Boeing 757230

Difficulty date
September 1, 2020
Submitted
September 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997FD
Make and model
Boeing 757230
Aircraft serial
24738
Aircraft time
66,547 hours, 25,736 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part number
160N000125
Part serial
2839
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Part time
1,695 hours, 1,126 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDIS 997 32-41 8143 01SEP20 MEM OPEN U. DURING TAXI IN OBSERVED ABNORMAL SOUND AND VIBRATION FROM LANDING GEAR/TIRES/WHEELS. SET BRAKE, SHUTDOWN, COORDINATED TOW IN TO GATE. SHGN 01SEP20 08:55 MEM U. THE LEFT NOSE TIRE, WHEEL HUB/WHEEL ASSY HALVES ARE BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT NOSE TIRE/WHEEL ASSY IAW B757 AMM 32-45-02-04. SHGN 01SEP20 11:48 MEM ENT BY: 204006. REMOVED NLG SHOCK STRUT INNER CYLINER REF AMM 32-21-24-4. SHGN 02SEP20 00:32 MEM ENT BY: 457959. INSTALLED NEW NLG SHOCK STRUT INNER CYLINDER REFERENCE BOEING 757 AMM 32-21-24-4. FACT 02SEP20 09:02 MEM RII: 5502 ENT BY:5036148.