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A DC9-30 rejected takeoff at 20 KTS due to nosewheel shimmy and violent shaking caused by out of round nosewheel tires and worn steering links.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 521452 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 521452 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 521937 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Rejected takeoff out dtw runway 3L XA30 local time. Nosewheel shimmy along with a violent shaking of the aircraft. Rejected around 20 KTS. Returned to gate to find out nosewheel tires were out of balance and nose landing gear steering links were worn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-30 REJECTED TKOF AT 20 KTS DUE TO NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY AND VIOLENT SHAKING CAUSED BY OUT OF ROUND NOSEWHEEL TIRES AND WORN STEERING LINKS.
Narrative: REJECTED TKOF OUT DTW RWY 3L XA30 LCL TIME. NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY ALONG WITH A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE ACFT. REJECTED AROUND 20 KTS. RETURNED TO GATE TO FIND OUT NOSEWHEEL TIRES WERE OUT OF BAL AND NOSE LNDG GEAR STEERING LINKS WERE WORN.
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.