What was found
7009-STL-CREW REPORTS FRONT TIRE CAME OFF, POSSIBLE AXLE BREAK. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED, FOUND AXLE BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NOSE GEAR AXLE.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 2000
- Submitted
- May 16, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N721TE
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72202
- Aircraft serial
- 217
- Aircraft time
- 18,341 hours, 20,478 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Axle
- Part number
- D56797
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 20,987 hours, 20,478 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.