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| Title: | Loss of nose wheel on takeoff, Airbus A320-214, G-BXKD |
| Micro summary: | The left nose wheel detached from this A320 during takeoff. |
| Event Time: | 2005-01-15 at 1635 UTC |
| File Name: | 2005-01-15-UK.pdf |
| Publishing Agency: | Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) |
| Publishing Country: | United Kingdom |
| Report number: | EW/C2005/01/02 |
| Pages: | 16 |
| Site of event: | Gatwick |
| Departure: | Gatwick Airport, London, England |
| Destination: | Sofia International Airport (Vrazhdebna), Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Airplane Type(s): | Airbus A320-214 |
| Flight Phase: | Takeoff |
| Registration(s): | G-BXKD |
| Operator(s): | Thomas Cook Airlines |
| Type of flight: | Revenue |
| Occupants: | 184 |
| Fatalities: | 0 |
| Serious Injuries: | 0 |
| Minor/Non-Injured: | 184 |
| Other Injuries: | 0 |
| Executive Summary: | The left nose wheel detached from the aircraft during the takeoff from London (Gatwick) Airport. Airport staff saw the wheel fall off and the flight crew were notified by Air Traffic Control (ATC). After holding for two hours, to burn off fuel and reduce the landing weight, the aircraft landed safely at Gatwick. The nose wheel detached as the result of the partial seizure of the outer wheel bearing, most probably caused by water contamination of the grease in the bearing. Four safety recommendations have been made. |
| Learning Keywords: | Operations - Maintenance |
| Systems - Landing Gear | |
| Systems - Landing Gear - Tires | |
| Systems - Landing Gear - Wheel Separation |
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