Service difficulty report · Wheel · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
October 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N356PA
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
20626
Part
Wheel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
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

MCO - FLT 424 - PILOT REPORTED VIBRATION IN A/C, CMO MX NOTICED NR 2 MLG TIRE APPEARS COCKED AND SMOKE OBSERVED COMING FROM NR 2 MAIN DURING TAXI IN. KEVCO MX FOUND NR 2 MLG TIRE ASSY INNER BOSS CRACKED AWAY AND DAMAGED NR 2 MLG BRAKE ASSY. JACKED GEAR, FOUND INNER HUB OF WHEEL SHROUD INSPECTED, CRACKED SLEEVE PER MM 32-11-11. NO DEFECTS NOTED, REPLACED BRAKE ASSY AS PRECAUTIONARY PER MM 32-41-32. REPLACED WHEEL ASSY PER MM 32-45-1. ALL CHECKED GOOD. (M)