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B727 flight crew found aircraft took more engine power to taxi to the gate. Problem was a broken main wheel axle.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 505820 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 505820 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : more engine power to taxi other other : 5 (maintenance |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Normal landing in VMC conducted on runway 36L at mco. While clearing runway, a slight vibration was noticed. It was then noted that more power than usual was needed to taxi to parking. Orlando maintenance found a broken axle on left main gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 FLC FOUND ACFT TOOK MORE ENG PWR TO TAXI TO THE GATE. PROB WAS A BROKEN MAIN WHEEL AXLE.
Narrative: NORMAL LNDG IN VMC CONDUCTED ON RWY 36L AT MCO. WHILE CLRING RWY, A SLIGHT VIBRATION WAS NOTICED. IT WAS THEN NOTED THAT MORE PWR THAN USUAL WAS NEEDED TO TAXI TO PARKING. ORLANDO MAINT FOUND A BROKEN AXLE ON L MAIN GEAR.
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.