SDR RRXA010056

Service difficulty report · Pad · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 27, 2001
Submitted
August 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46146
Aircraft time
53,911 hours, 16,014 cycles
Part
Pad
Part number
37038375
Condition
Failed
Location
Spin Brakes
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE GEAR HANDLE UP NOSE GEAR HAD EXTREME NO ISE AS IF NOSE WHEELS WERE SPINNING AND RUBBING. ALSO HAD EXTREME VIBRATION, GEAR HANDLE PUT BACK DOWN, VIBRATION CONTINUED WITH GEAR DOWN, WHEN ACFT BANKED IN FLT NOSE GEAR HAD LOUD BANG. BOTH GEAR UP INDICATIONS AND GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED 8 EA NOSE WHEEL SPIN BRAKE PADS IAW DC-8 MM 32-40-3. JACKED AND RETRACTED NLG, OPS CK NORMAL IAW DC-8 MM 32-30-0. INSPECTED NLG WHEEL WELL AND NLG STRUT AND TIRES NO DEFECTS NOTED

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