What was found
PRIOR TAKING THE RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE, A LARGE GRINDING MECHANICAL NOISE FROM NOSE WHEEL HEARD & NOTICED WHEN LINED UP IN THE RUNWAY. NOSE WHEEL WAS CONTROLLABLE POORLY.
- Difficulty date
- January 31, 2014
- Submitted
- February 2, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N120MN
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53120
- Aircraft time
- 41,628 hours, 41,824 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.