Service difficulty report · Wheel · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 2, 2013
Submitted
March 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952AR
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48497
Part
Wheel
Condition
Departed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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What was found

DURING TAXI FOR DEPARTURE TO MIA, CREW NOTICED LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SAW NOSE WHEEL DEPARTED ACFT AND WAS ROLLING OFF TAXIWAY. CREW RETURNED ACFT TO BLOCK WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LT NOSE WHEEL ASSY HAD DEPARTED ACFT DUE TO THE SPACER NOT BEING INSTALLED DURING THE NOSE WHEEL ASSY REPLACEMENT (VIBRATION/SHIMMY) THE DAY BEFORE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE LT NOSE AXLE. REPLACE THE NOSE LOWER STRUT AND AXLE AND INSTALL NOSE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSY IAW PROCEDURE IN THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL WITH NO DEVIATIONS.

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