Service difficulty report · Axle · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 13, 2013
Submitted
September 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507LX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4181
Aircraft time
10,144 hours, 10,481 cycles
Part
Axle
Part number
471301
Part serial
VAC0285
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Part time
476 hours, 480 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE, A NLG TIRE WAS DISCOVERED MISSING FROM ACFT. ACFT HAD LANDED AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TIRE WAS LATER DISCOVERED ON SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND AXLE DAMAGE. MX R & R BOTH THE AXLE AND BOTH NOSE TIRES IAW AMM AND ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.