Airbus A321 #1 wheel assembly change. THIS IS REFERENCE ONLY.
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Published 2023-05-03
Just as a side note, i call is a wheel because we change the whole unit Wheel Assembly, but the worn out part is actually the Tire, so forgive the word play there.
OK now that all my capital letter screaming is out of the way, this is actually a very easy job, it’s a bit laborious, but with the right people and the right tools and you can get it done in a very short amount of time. Not much else I can say here that I did not say in the video, just take all the precautions, and be safe at your job, and most importantly follow your maintenance manual procedures.
on a side note, there are a few things that obviously I did not show here, because I’m actually doing a job, I give you small glimpses of what’s involved, this is the world of maintenance.
As always, I appreciate you all watching and learning, stay tuned, more amazing things to come, have a beautiful day yours truly Stig 🤙
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All Comments (21)
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As a fellow AMT, I appreciate the fact that you mentioned that this is Reference Only and to follow the AMM for the procedure.
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Thanks! I went to the airport that is near by and changed a tire on a A321. I ended up getting arrested but I told them that I am a Youtube certified aircraft mechanic!
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Remember doing this at JFK onto Pan Am 747-200s back in the 80’s and 90’s in the winter at night. Ah yeah fun times.
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As a ramper at a satellite location, i used to hate seeing "1,000 lbs company material" on our inbound flight manifest. We knew our maintenance headquarters was sending us tires and brake assemblies...
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Really nice to see this on front of the scene ! I am a ground agent and witnesses a b757 engine change on our remote from base airport with limited support and you guys will always amaze me by your knowledges and adaptation ! Thanks again !
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Pekerjaan yang benar-benar membutuhkan skill yg tinggi. Mengganti ban mobil hal biasa, tapi mengganti ban pesawat memang sangat luar biasa. 👍
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Brings back memories, the worse was having to change a brake and put the same wheel assembly back on.
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I worked at Boeing in Mukilteo, WA and at the plant in the 40-54 bldg WRC as an expediter and got to drive around looking for parts and often got see all kinds of these projects. You’ll never really know how awesome they are to see unless you’re there.
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As a car mechanic that loves airplanes in general, I thoroughly enjoyed this video!! Very interesting to see the similarities and differences between two massively different applications. The brakes on that beast look insane!!
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As a mechanic and engineer thumbs up from Germany, good workflow and practices. Should be no miracle on maintenance items you have probably done more than 400 times 😊
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Tediously hard and meticulous job , impacting safety of many ! Bravo !
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Thanks! This really helped me change the wheel on my Airbus A321
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I have huge respect for you guys. If I would have to do that I would probably have left a few bolts and nuts in the end. That is, if I can can remember what goes where in the first place.
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As a structural mechanic with an A&P, I applauded your work 👏👏
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I’ve worked for an aircraft wheel and brake maintenance facility for over 25 years and have never actually seen the removal/install process on the aircraft. Thanks for posting! So cool! 🤙
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Good stuff! I worked on all kinds of aircraft over the last last 38 years. SR-71, C-5, F-35 to name a few. Your video brought back memories. Enjoy your job.
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Glad to hear you mention removing the air pressure from the wheel because I didn’t see it being done immediately after jacking the landing gear up. Safety first. Wheels should only be removed and installed at a greatly reduced pressure. Once the replacement wheel is fully installed, use nitrogen gas to top the wheel pressure up to the required amount. There is a history of people being injured and killed by failure of the bolts holding the wheel halves together especially on the wheel coming off of the aircraft. Good video for reference.
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I have done this many times but never on Airbus, mostly Boeing. This usually happens in the middle of the night, in the rain!😂
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A&P here 15+ years out of practice, now with FAA. Worked CRJ's, very much similar! Miss the old line maintenance days! Those were fun times!
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Awesome video! I used to walk right next to gate 41 where this tire change occurred. Was always awesome to see techops at work!
