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A jetstream 3200 on landing pulled severely to the left with associated smoke caused by an improperly installed main tire and wheel assembly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 439744 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lex.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lex.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 320 |
| ASRS Report | 439744 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon landing in lexington (lex), aircraft pulled severely to the left. Tower noticed that something was wrong and rolled the fire trucks after us. After coming to a stop, the left engine was shut down and the fire department inspected the left main landing gear for fire, none was found. After a shuttle was sent to pick up passenger, right engine was shut down and passenger were deplaned and sent to the terminal, no injuries. After postflting, it was found to be a failure of the left tire and brake due to improper installation by the maintenance department. Aircraft was on the runway for about 40 mins, closing the large runway. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the problem with the left main brake system was the wheel assembly was improperly installed. The reporter said the brake rotors were not aligned with the interior wheel keyways.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A JETSTREAM 3200 ON LNDG PULLED SEVERELY TO THE L WITH ASSOCIATED SMOKE CAUSED BY AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MAIN TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY.
Narrative: UPON LNDG IN LEXINGTON (LEX), ACFT PULLED SEVERELY TO THE L. TWR NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND ROLLED THE FIRE TRUCKS AFTER US. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE L ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FIRE DEPT INSPECTED THE L MAIN LNDG GEAR FOR FIRE, NONE WAS FOUND. AFTER A SHUTTLE WAS SENT TO PICK UP PAX, R ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND PAX WERE DEPLANED AND SENT TO THE TERMINAL, NO INJURIES. AFTER POSTFLTING, IT WAS FOUND TO BE A FAILURE OF THE L TIRE AND BRAKE DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION BY THE MAINT DEPT. ACFT WAS ON THE RWY FOR ABOUT 40 MINS, CLOSING THE LARGE RWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE PROB WITH THE L MAIN BRAKE SYS WAS THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE RPTR SAID THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE NOT ALIGNED WITH THE INTERIOR WHEEL KEYWAYS.
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.