Service difficulty report · Smoke · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
February 23, 2004
Submitted
July 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29259
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Rt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ANC/BNA - ONCE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, GROUND CREW NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE RIGHT WING GEAR AREA. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO PUT OUT WHAT IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A FIRE BY THE GROUND CREW. VISUALLY INSPECTED THE RIGHT WING GEAR AREA FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE, NIL FOUND. INSPECTED NR 13 MOUNTING WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY IAW MM 32-45-01 AND WASHED THE GEAR DOWN WITH WATER IN ORDER TO REMOVED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT RESIDUE. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 13 WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY AS PRECAUTIONARY. (M)

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