A B727-200 found on arrival at mci #4 wheel assembly missing caused by bearing and wheel hub failure...

Attributes
ACN	423483
Time
Date	199812
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4650 flight time type : 877
ASRS Report	423483
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 86 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1036
ASRS Report	423667
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon landing at kansas city, after taxi into parking, found right outboard wheel assembly missing. Did not notice anything unusual during takeoff, landing or taxi in. Normal landing, nothing out of the ordinary. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a B727-200 and on arrival the so called the reporter to view the right main landing gear which had #4 wheel and tire assembly missing. The reporter said the flight was conducted uneventfully from takeoff to parking at mci with no noise, vibration or any indication of failure of any system or component. The reporter said information received from maintenance indicates the bearing and wheel hub failed but no more details were available. Supplemental information from acn 423667: was later notified that wheel and tire were found in a ditch off the runway at boise.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 FOUND ON ARR AT MCI #4 WHEEL ASSEMBLY MISSING CAUSED BY BEARING AND WHEEL HUB FAILURE.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AT KANSAS CITY, AFTER TAXI INTO PARKING, FOUND R OUTBOARD WHEEL ASSEMBLY MISSING. DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL DURING TKOF, LNDG OR TAXI IN. NORMAL LNDG, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A B727-200 AND ON ARR THE SO CALLED THE RPTR TO VIEW THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR WHICH HAD #4 WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY MISSING. THE RPTR SAID THE FLT WAS CONDUCTED UNEVENTFULLY FROM TKOF TO PARKING AT MCI WITH NO NOISE, VIBRATION OR ANY INDICATION OF FAILURE OF ANY SYS OR COMPONENT. THE RPTR SAID INFO RECEIVED FROM MAINT INDICATES THE BEARING AND WHEEL HUB FAILED BUT NO MORE DETAILS WERE AVAILABLE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 423667: WAS LATER NOTIFIED THAT WHEEL AND TIRE WERE FOUND IN A DITCH OFF THE RWY AT BOISE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.