(a) Tender truck axle condemning defects. Tender truck axles with any of the following defects shall be removed from service immediately and repaired:

1. (1) Axles that are bent;
2. (2) Collars that are broken, cracked, or worn to 1/4 inch or less in thickness;
3. (3) Truck axles that are unsafe on account of usage, accident, or derailment;
4. (4) A fillet in the back shoulder that is worn out; or
5. (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. (1) Cut journals that cannot be made to run cool without turning;
2. (2) Seams in axles causing journals to run hot;
3. (3) Overheating, as evidenced by pronounced blue black discoloration;
4. (4) Transverse seams in journals of iron or steel axles; or

5. (5) Journal surfaces having any of the following:

   1. (i) A circumferential score;
   2. (ii) Corrugation;
   3. (iii) Pitting;
   4. (iv) Rust;
   5. (v) Etching.