(a) Tender truck axle condemning defects. Tender truck axles with any of the following defects shall be removed from service immediately and repaired:
(1) Axles that are bent;
(2) Collars that are broken, cracked, or worn to 1⁄4 inch or less in thickness;
(3) Truck axles that are unsafe on account of usage, accident, or derailment;
(4) A fillet in the back shoulder that is worn out; or
(5) A gouge between the wheel seats that is more than 1⁄8 of an inch in depth.
(b) Tender truck journal condemning defects. Tender truck journals with any of the following defects shall be removed from service immediately and repaired :
(1) Cut journals that cannot be made to run cool without turning;
(2) Seams in axles causing journals to run hot;
(3) Overheating, as evidenced by pronounced blue black discoloration;
(4) Transverse seams in journals of iron or steel axles; or
(5) Journal surfaces having any of the following:
(i) A circumferential score;
(ii) Corrugation;
(iii) Pitting;
(iv) Rust;
(v) Etching.