Service difficulty report · Tire · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 23, 2015
Submitted
August 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N862GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49556
Aircraft time
58,766 hours, 29,991 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
95502676
Part serial
AUG85195
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
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

EMERGENCY DECLARED FOR SEVERE NOSE WHEEL VIBRATION DURING & AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RNWY 1R. THE CREW HELD TO BURN OFF FUEL TO BE BELOW MAXIMUM LANDING WEIGHT FOR THE LANDING. IN HOLDING, HEARD A LOUD SINGLE POP & IN THE DESCENT HEARD A LOUD SINGLE POP. THIS POPPING SOUND SEEMED TO COME FROM THE NOSE GEAR COMP. AFTER THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT PULLED HARD TO THE RT. THE ACFT DID NOT DEPART THE RNWY. FOUND FLAT SPOTS ON NOSE WHEELS. R & R BOTH RT & LT NOSE WHEELS IAW AMM 32-40-02. CLEARED & INSPECTED NOSE GEAR STRUT & STEERING WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. LUBED & OPERATED STEERING WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND AT THIS TIME IAW AMM 32-21-02.

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