What was found
LT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED NOSE WHEEL AXEL BROKEN, REMOVED AND REPLACED AXLE AND BOTH NOSE TIRES.
- Difficulty date
- July 29, 2003
- Submitted
- August 19, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N426TE
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42300
- Aircraft serial
- 228
- Aircraft time
- 27,741 hours, 27,622 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Axle
- Part number
- D56797
- Part serial
- B396
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Mlg
- 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.