B737 flight crew reported rejecting a takeoff at 50 knots when another pilot announced on tower freq...

Attributes
ACN	1385845
Time
Date	201609
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear Wheel
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 144
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 37
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

We accomplished a low speed reject at about 50 KIAS due to a left nose wheel assembly missing. The defect was noticed and relayed on tower frequency from a company crew member in another aircraft holding short of the runway. An immediate decision was made to reject. Flight attendants and passengers were immediately informed of the situation. The decision was made not to taxi after coming to a stop on taxiway east. Maintenance arrived to take the aircraft and the crew and passengers were bussed back to the terminal. A log book entry was made concerning the nose gear. Required brake cooling was accomplished on taxiway east.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 flight crew reported rejecting a takeoff at 50 knots when another pilot announced on Tower frequency that there appears to be something amiss with their nose gear. The aircraft was towed by Maintenance.

Narrative: We accomplished a low speed reject at about 50 KIAS due to a left nose wheel assembly missing. The defect was noticed and relayed on Tower frequency from a Company Crew Member in another aircraft holding short of the runway. An immediate decision was made to reject. Flight Attendants and Passengers were immediately informed of the situation. The decision was made not to taxi after coming to a stop on Taxiway E. Maintenance arrived to take the aircraft and the Crew and Passengers were bussed back to the terminal. A log book entry was made concerning the nose gear. Required brake cooling was accomplished on Taxiway E.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

B737 flight crew reported rejecting a takeoff at 50 knots when another pilot announced on tower frequency that there appears to be something amiss with their nose gear. The aircraft was towed by maintenance.