Service difficulty report · Wheel · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 24, 2000
Submitted
May 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Part
Wheel
Part number
9550328
Part serial
6810
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nlg
Part time
80,008 hours, 31,200 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIC - FLT 1721 - EN ROUTE TO TOL, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED A NOISE AND VIBRATION WAS FELT FROM THE NOSE WHEEL WELL AREA. THE FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AS PRECAUTIONARY, AND RETURNED TO RIC FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH REVEALED DICREPANCIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NOSE TIRE ASSEMBLIES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE TIRE ASSEMBLIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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