Service difficulty report · Wheel · Boeing 7377CT

Difficulty date
November 13, 2024
Submitted
November 18, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7881A
Make and model
Boeing 7377CT
Aircraft serial
35084
Aircraft time
53,439 hours, 28,564 cycles
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Wheel
Condition
Separated
Location
Zn 700 Landing G
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C, O

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

What was found

NOSE TIRE SEPARATION ON ROTATION AT ROTATION NOSEWHEEL VIBRATION INCREASED AND MATERIAL DEPARTED TO THE LEFT FROM THE NOSE WHEEL WELL AREA AND THE VIBRATION INCREASED. WE ELECTED TO LEAVE THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED DUE TO THE UNKNOWN CONDITION OF THE NOSE GEAR. NO ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS OR SMELLS NOTED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND WE RETURNED TO DAL. THE LANDING WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT AND LANDING NORMAL EXCEPT FOR EXCESS NOSE GEAR VIBRATION.<[01] R AND R BOTH NLG WHEEL ASSY?S PER AMM 32-45-21. TIRE TREAD LOSS CONDITIONAL INSP ALSO PERFORMED REF TASK ID TTG8Q00X0W6T.

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