Service difficulty report · Wheel · Boeing 737400

Difficulty date
October 14, 2015
Submitted
October 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417XA
Make and model
Boeing 737400
Aircraft serial
25417
Aircraft time
56,880 hours, 36,108 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Wheel
Part number
26098011
Part serial
B1394
Condition
Deflated
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE NR 4 TIRE WAS DEFLATED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVELED THAT 5 OF THE BOLTS JOINING THE WHEEL HALVES WERE SHEARED. THE BOLTS WERE BROKEN FLUSH WITH THE OTBD WHEEL HALF AT THE THREADS. THE O-RING WAS VISIBLE. ALL 5 FAILED BOLTS WERE FROM BENDING FATIGUE. CRACKS WOULD BE IN THE INTERMEDIATE FATIGUE RANGE WHICH MEANS STRESS WAS NOT NEAR THE YIELD POINT. BOLTS NR 1, 3 AND 4 HAD LARGER AREAS OF FATIGUE5. ALL BOLTS WERE BENDING FATIGUE IN NATURE.

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