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| Date: | Wednesday 4 January 2017 |
| Time: | 05:09 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8FE (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Australia Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-VUH |
| MSN: | 34440/2003 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Brisbane International Airport, QLD (BNE/YBBN) -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Brisbane International Airport, QLD (BNE/YBBN) |
| Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Whilst taxiing in preparation for departure from Brisbane Airport, the aircraft experienced a landing gear failure in which the outboard wheel hub separated from the left-hand landing gear. The aircraft was subsequently unable to be towed back to the terminal.
Contributing factors:
A majority of the wheel's tie bolt assemblies loosened while in service, likely due to grease or anti-seize compound between the mating wheel halves. This resulted in fatigue cracking and ultimately, wheel rupture.
The tie bolt assemblies on this wheel-type (single-web) were more prone than dual-web wheels to loosening during service, however there were no inspections for detecting loose tie bolt assemblies in service and no effective mandated risk controls to prevent wheel rupture.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2017/aair/ao-2017-003/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2017 06:43 | Pineapple | Added |
| 31-Mar-2020 19:54 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 31-Mar-2020 19:54 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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