Service difficulty report · Wheel · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 22, 2011
Submitted
February 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
103,204 hours, 33,708 cycles
Part
Wheel
Condition
Dirty
Location
Zone 700
Part time
103,204 hours, 33,708 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKE OFF ROLL THE CREW HAD NO DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST WITH THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO BLOCKS. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED REJECTED TAKEOFF INSPECTION, REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT NOSE WHEELS AND HIGH SPEED TAXI. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW ATI JC13.01-5, MM 32-40-2. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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