Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
July 14, 2010
Submitted
July 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23713
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
314381
Part serial
16362218
Condition
Out Of Round
Location
Nlg
Part time
19,949 hours, 13,482 cycles
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

PHX - AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING GEAR RETRACTION, CREW REPORTED VIBRATION FROM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND HEARD A NOSE WHEEL BEARING GRINDING NOISE. NOISE CEASED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. AFTER SPEAKING WITH MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DECIDED TO RETURN TO PHX. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHX. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRES FOR BEING OUT OF ROUND. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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