A B757 crew, taxiing to their gate at lax, was notified by another aircraft's crw that their right nosewheel was missing. They stopped their aircraft and had it towed to the gate.

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Attributes
ACN	466390
Time
Date	200003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rdu.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	466390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	466391
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon taxi in to the ramp at lax, we were notified by another aircraft that our right front landing gear nosewheel was missing. Landing and takeoff were normal and smooth. There were no abnormal indications in the cockpit and the aircraft operated normally. There was no other apparent damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries. The aircraft was towed to the gate after maintenance inspection. Supplemental information from acn 466391: after discovering tire was missing, aircraft was stopped and towed to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 CREW, TAXIING TO THEIR GATE AT LAX, WAS NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER ACFT'S CRW THAT THEIR R NOSEWHEEL WAS MISSING. THEY STOPPED THEIR ACFT AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE GATE.

Narrative: UPON TAXI IN TO THE RAMP AT LAX, WE WERE NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER ACFT THAT OUR R FRONT LNDG GEAR NOSEWHEEL WAS MISSING. LNDG AND TKOF WERE NORMAL AND SMOOTH. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT AND THE ACFT OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WAS NO OTHER APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE AFTER MAINT INSPECTION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 466391: AFTER DISCOVERING TIRE WAS MISSING, ACFT WAS STOPPED AND TOWED TO GATE.

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.