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Engineering Notice Form
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Section 1 - Publication Details

Comŵunication Format: CAMO Quality Notice

Engineering Notice No: 2017-124

Title: Aircraft Wheel Assembly - Shipping Requirements

Section 2 - Distribution Details

Fleet Type: ✔ A
A320/A321 ✔ B787
B

Maintenance Operations FFleet Teams ✔ External AMO

JQ Engineering Services C
Cleaning Organisations De-icing Providers

Ground Operations
G FFlight Operations Operations Delivery
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Distribution Locations: AARC

JQ AMO ✔ SStores ✔ LLine Stations ✔ H

H141

✔ NTL Base Maint

JBA

AOC Procurement ✔ EEngineering Safety TTraining

Document Validity: 6 months

Section 3 - Details

Synopsis for Approval:

Over the last few months there have been several Jetstar aircraft wheels shipped in an inflated and therefore illegal
condition – this presents a lethal risk to personnel and aircraft safety.

Please read and comprehend CAMO Safety Notice CQN017-012

Attachments:
CQN017-012

Section 4 - Approval

Originator Approver Approval Date

Peter Borg Russell Mondon 30/08/2017

Name: Name:

CAMO Quality Auditor Title: CAMO Quality Coordinator

Title:
Digitally signed by Peter Borg
DN: cn=Peter Borg, o=Jetstar Date: 2017.08.30
Signed: Peter Borg Airways, ou=CAMO Quality,
email=peter.borg@jetstar.com,
c=AU
Signed:
10:11:36 +10'00'
Date: 2017.08.30 11:28:37 +10'00' 
 CAMO SAFETY NOTICE
Issue Date: 30 August 2017

Removal Date: 29 February 2018

Notice No.: CQN017-012 Page 1 of 1

Title: Aircraft Wheel Assembly – Shipping Requirements

Summary: Over the last few months there have been several Jetstar aircraft wheels shipped in
an inflated and therefore illegal condition – this presents a lethal risk to personnel
and aircraft safety.

Requirement: An aircraft wheel and inflated tyre is a massive storage of energy. As can be seen by
the below video of a truck tyre explosion, the energy when released is immense and
is easily enough to be fatal to any bystander or cause significant damage to the
transporting vehicle.

Alert; the below link shows a video of a tyre exploding, however the person involved
appears to have been very fortunate and not badly injured - press ‘ctrl’ and then click
on the link to view.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuGZxmIBkaU

This video starkly illustrates why inflated wheel/tyre assemblies are considered
dangerous goods

Aircraft wheels are especially dangerous because they are inflated to a high
pressure, which when shipped by air will result in an increased pressure inside the
tyre. This increase in pressure, the result of the decrease in aircraft cabin/ambient
pressure at altitude, can cause an over-inflated tire to explode in the cargo hold and
compromise the structural integrity of the aircraft. There is also a very real danger to
any transport/handling personnel if the wheel assembly were to be damaged during
shipping, or otherwise damaged by handling equipment.

IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations require all unserviceable wheels to be deflated under 200KPA
(29 PSI) before removal from any aircraft and before they are handled for shipping.

Important Jetstar requirement; The wheel unserviceable Tag MUST record that the wheel has been
deflated for transport, this also includes wheels that have been removed from stock as time
expired.
Authorised by: CAMO Quality Manager
For further information in relation to this CAMO Quality Notice, please contact:
Jetstar CAMO Quality team at CAMOQuality@jetstar.com
Doc. Owner: CAMO Quality Manager Doc. Controller: CAMO Quality Coordinator
Revision Number: 2.1 Form JCQ200 v2.1 (05 June
2017)
Confirmation Code: 6738