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B737-300 crew heard a 'thunk' when the nose gear axle broke and one of the nosewheels fell off the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 609235 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc.airport |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 609235 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 609321 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Taxiing to takeoff position we heard a bang. Some passenger expressed concern so we turned off the runway and had the aircraft checked out by air carrier mechanics. It was determined that we lost the left nosewheel due to the axle failing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 CREW HEARD A 'THUNK' WHEN THE NOSE GEAR AXLE BROKE AND ONE OF THE NOSEWHEELS FELL OFF THE ACFT.
Narrative: TAXIING TO TKOF POS WE HEARD A BANG. SOME PAX EXPRESSED CONCERN SO WE TURNED OFF THE RWY AND HAD THE ACFT CHKED OUT BY ACR MECHS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WE LOST THE L NOSEWHEEL DUE TO THE AXLE FAILING.
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.