What was found
HEAT SHIELD BROKE OFF ON #4 MLG TIRE AND WHEEL ASSY. DURING WALKAROUND NOTED HEAT SHIELD PROTRUDING FROM THE WHEEL ASSY. REMOVED AND REPLACED TIRE AND WHEEL ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- August 31, 2023
- Submitted
- September 1, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N688FE
- Make and model
- Airbus A300*
- Aircraft serial
- 874
- Aircraft time
- 21,522 hours, 12,454 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3242 · Brake
- Part
- Heat Shield
- Part number
- Z3200203
- Part serial
- 20898
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 15,376 hours, 8,803 cycles
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- C, O, O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.