Aircraft wheel and brake change due to damage.

Aircraft wheel change that turned into something else.

This is a very rare occurrence and i don’t want you to panic. Please watch the video because I explain it all to you. Yes i know it’s a long video… and I’m sure most won’t sit through a 10 minute video.. but it’s here for all that DO want to understand what is going on.

All this turned out to be broken tie bolts that caused the wheel assembly and brake assembly to seize up and creat and overheat indication in the flight deck. Pilots only have very little information when it comes to wheels. Tire pressure (on some aircraft) brake temperature (most aircraft) and anti skid information (on modern aircraft). All this data still can’t tell them a locked brake has occurred. But they do know how to counter it and how the aircraft is handling on ground.

When the aircraft came in we investigated and found all this and corrected the issue.. yes it did take a 4 hour delay, but in the end it was dispatched safely due to the amazing work of my maintenance team.

Thank you for watching as always … We Fix You Fly 🤙

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