JASC 3246
Service difficulty reports · 2,489
Reports filed under 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float, newest first.
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SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE jasc_code = '3246' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC
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SDR 2008FA0000605Wheel · failedAFTER LANDING, WHILE TAXIING, HEARD A LOUD BANG. THEN ANOTHER BANG AND THE ACFT DROPPED LEFT. STOPPED, CONTACTED GROUND AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE. FOUND THE LT MAIN TIRE FLAT AND OUTER RIM FROM THE LT MAIN WHEEL WAS LYING 6 FT BEHIND ACFT, THE ATTACH BOLTS WERSDR SCN2008F00000Fusible Plug · blownDURING TAXI-IN, CREW REPORTED LT OB MAIN WHEEL ASSY/ BRACE DRAGGING. MAINT DISCOVERED NR 1 WHEEL ASSY FUSE PLUG BLOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 WHEEL/TIRE ASSY AND NR 1 BRAKE ASSY. (K)SDR CA080930006Wheel · cracked(CAN) RT MAIN WHEEL ASSY BEAD AREA FOUND CRACKED. WHEEL REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.SDR DXTA200807213184Wheel · unbalancedSEVERE NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY VIBRATION STARTED AT APPROX 100KTS ON TAKEOFF ROLL. DID NOT STOP UNTIL APPROX 60 KTS DURING ABORT. SUB:T/S IAW AMM 32-20-00. REPLACED LT NOSE WHEEL IAW MM 32-41-01. REPLACED UPPER TORQUE LEAK IAW AMM 32-20-00. CHECKS GOOD IAW AMM 32-SDR DXTA200807213186Wheel · vibrationSEVERE NOSE SHIMMY ON TAKEOFF. STARTED AS WE GAINED SPEED THRU EST 30-40 KTS. BY THE TIME WE ABORTED WE WERE AT APPROX 40-50 KTS. SUB:(M-2B). REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AND RT NLG WHEEL/TIRE ASSY, WITH OVERHAULED/NEW UNITS SERVICED NLG STRUT, REPLACED (2) EACHSDR DXTA200803184Wheel · vibrationSEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY VIBRATION STARTED AT APPROX 100KTS ON TAKEOFF ROLL. DID NOT STOP UNTIL APPROX 60 KTS DURING ABORT. (A)SDR WGEA200800069Wheel · damagedFLAP COVE IN AREA OF RT WHEEL BENT UP AND HAS A 5 INCH CRACK. REPAIRED DAMAGED TO LOWER RT TRAILING EDGE WING SKIN FROM WS 57.20 TO 73.00 IAW EA SEM 500-0105 REV A DATED JULY 23, 2008. COMPLIED WITH TSR 57071208D REV C DATED 8/4/08. AFTER DAMAGE WAS CUT OUTSDR CA080805001Float · broken(CAN) ON RETRACTING LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LT NOSE GEAR ONLY PARTIALLY RETRACTED. GEAR WAS CYCLED 3 TIMES BUT LT NOSE GEAR STAYED IN A SEMI RETRACTED STATE. DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND ON RUNWAY WITH GEAR RETRACTED - NO DAMAGE, NO INJSDR CA080704004Bearing · lack of lube(CAN) EXCESSIVE WHEEL BEARING NOISE WAS NOTED FROM LANDING GEAR DURING TAXIING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT WHEEL BEARING GREASE HAD WASHED OUT OF THE BEARING AND ONTO THE WHEEL HALF. WATER HAD PERMEATED THE GREASE AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE CORROSION TO THE BEARINSDR 2008FA0000418Wheel · brokenDIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED WHILE AN AMT WAS REMOVING THE RETAINING NUT FROM THE AXLE ON THE RT MAIN GEAR OF AC. HE STOPPED AND DEFLATED THE TIRE. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS THEN REMOVED WITHOUT RESISTANCE. AFTER REMOVAL ALL BUT ONE OF THE ASSEMBLY RETAINING BOLSDR CA080611010Bearing Race · damaged(CAN) THE INNER SEAL WAS NOTED TO BE PROTRUDING MORE THAN NORMAL. WHEEL ASSY WAS REMOVED AND THE INNER RACE WAS FOUND TO NOT BE SEATED ALL THE WAY. SERVICEABLE WHEEL ASSY WAS INSTALLED ON THE ACFT AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR DHLA200800056Wheel · vibrationRTO DUE TO HEAVY VIBRATION THAT SEEMED TO EMANATE FROM NOSE WHEEL NOTE RTO AT 80 KIAS FULL REVERSE & MODERATE BREAKING USED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NOSE WHEELS PER MM 32-45-11. FIT 520. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. (A)SDR DHLA200800055Wheel · noisyRTO DUE TO HEAVY VIBRATION THAT SEEMED TO EMANATE FROM NOSE WHEEL NOTE RTO AT 80 KIAS FULL REVERSE AND MODERATE BREAKING USED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NOSE WHEELS PER MM 32-45-11. FIT 520 AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. (A)SDR CA080611009Bearing Seal · displaced(CAN) DURING A PREFLIGHT WALK AROUND OF THE ACFT THE INNER BEARING SEAL OF THE RT NOSE WHEEL ASSY WAS NOTED TO BE DISPLACED SO THAT ONE SIDE OF THE SEAL WAS RIDING UP ON THE HUB AND THE OPPOSITE SIDE WAS IN TOWARD THE AXLE TO THE EXTENT THAT THE BEARING ROLLERSDR DXTA200803092Wheel · vibrationTAKE OFF ABORTED DUE TO SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY AND VIBRATION. R&R BOTH NOSE TIRE & WHEEL ASSY'S IAW MM 32-41-00 TAXI CHECK GOOD.SDR S9BA2008022Float · leaking"OPEN" LEFT FLOAT BAY NR 6 LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOAT. WILL UPDATE AFTER FLOAT INSPECTION, EMERGENCY MEASURE EXECUTED NO. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. FLIGHT NA.SDR 2008FA0000408Wheel · corrodedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION THE AMT ENCOUNTERED DIFFICULTY WHILE REMOVING THE LT MAIN GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY AXLE RETAINING NUT. HE STOPPED AND DEFLATED THE TIRE. THE WHEEL WAS THEN REMOVED EASILY. FOLLOWING REMOVAL THE WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED ASDR CA080606005Bearing · lack of lube(CAN) ON TAXI FOR DEPARTURE THE PILOT NOTICED A VIBRATION FROM THE NOSE GEAR. HE RETURNED AND MAINT FOUND LT NOSE WHEEL INNER BEARING SEAL WAS STICKING OUT FROM ITS SEAT. WHEEL BEARING WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE ROUGH TO THE (FEEL) AND WERE DRY. NOSE WHEEL ASSY REPSDR 2008FA0000317Bolt · shearedTHE PILOT REPORTED A "POP" AS HE WAS GROUND HANDLING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP (IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION USING AN AIRTUG). FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED 1 NUT/BOLT COMBINATION HAD SHEARED ON THE INBOARD WHEEL HALF OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE SDR 20080506FA001Bolt · shearedTHE PILOT REPORTED A "POP" AS HE WAS GROUND HANDLING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP (IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION USING AN AIRTUG). FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED 1 NUT/BOLT COMBINATION HAD SHEARED ON THE INBOARD WHEEL HALF OF THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. SDR 2008FA0000540Wheel · crackedCRACK INDICATIONS LOCATED IN BEAD AREA OF WHEELS, REVEALED BY FLUORESCENT PENETRANT. (K)SDR 2008FA0000305Nut · mismanufacturedWHEEL LOCK NUT (P/N FN22A-524) WAS BEING INSTALLED TO COMPLY WITH SB 32-1374 AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE ZERO RUN ON TORQUE. THIS IS A NEW PART AND HAS NEVER BEEN INSTALLED. ONLY ONE OF 24 BOUGHT FROM MFG THAT WAS BAD. THIS BOLT/NUT COMBINATION IS WHAT HOLDS THE (2)SDR 2008F00015Ski · damagedUPON ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING IN DEEP SNOW PILOT WAS EXECUTING LT TURN. NOSE OF THE TAIL SKI DUG INTO THE EDGE OF THE TRACKS MADE BY THE MAIN SKIS AT AN ANGLE. THE SUDDEN SIDE LOAD ON THE SKI CAUSED IT TO TWIST AND JAM INTO THE EMPENNAGE SKIN. DAMAGING FUSELAGE SDR FFSA200800002Bearing · disintegratedRT OB (NR 4) MAIN WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLL. WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED ALLOWING WHEEL TO SEPARATE OVER THE AXLE NUT. THERE WERE 285 HOURS AND 256 CYCLES ON THE ASSEMBLY SINCE SCHEDULED BEARING INSPECTION AND LUBRICATION.SDR DL764080636Bearing · failedON PUSH BACK, RAMP REPORTED NOISE FROM NR 1 MAIN TIRE. FOUND NR 1 MAIN TIRE BEARING FAILING. REPLACED NR 1 MAIN WHEEL ASSY PER MM.SDR CA080428005Bearing · failed(CAN) DURING TAXI FOR DEPARTURE, THE AC FOLLOWING THE SUBJECT S/N 4168 AC, REPORTED (SMOKE AND FIRE) FROM THE RT GEAR. THE F/A CONFIRMED. THE AC STOPPED AND PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED ON THE TAXIWAY. INSP BY MAINT DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE A WHEEL BEARING FAILSDR LYNX00012Bearing · failedNR 4 MLG WHEEL ASSY OB BEARING ASSY FAILED DURING TAXI. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG AXEL, WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCER, NR4 BRAKE ASSY, AND NR4 MLG WHEEL ASSY. REF LOG PAGES 005765,005766 AND 005767.SDR LYNX000012Bearing · failedNR 4 MLG WHEEL ASSY OB BEARING ASSY FAILED DURING TAXI. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG AXEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCER. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG NR 4 BRAKE ASSY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR4 MLG WHEEL ASSY. REF LOG PAGES 005765,005766 SDR DXTA200802981Wheel · vibrationSEVERE NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY ON TO ROLL, PRIOR TO 80 KTS. REMOVED BOTH NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES AND INSTALLED OVERHAULED ASSEMBLIES WITH NEW TIRES. ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR CASTER. SERVICED NOSE STRUT LOWER CHAMBER PRESSURE AND RE-TORQUED THE UPPER AND LOWER GROVE LINK HASDR DXTA20082981Wheel · vibrationSEVERE NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY ON T/O ROLL, PRIOR TO 80 KTS.SDR CA080314014Crosstube · broken(CAN) HELICOPTER WORKING HELI-SKIING. THE PASSENGERS WERE LOADING INTO THE HELICOPTER. ALMOST ALL THE SEATS WERE OCCUPIED WHEN A SUDDEN SETTLING WITH A METALLIC NOISE ON THE REAR OF THE MACHINE OCCURRED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE REAR CROSS TUBE WAS CRACKED ALL THSDR S9BA200800014Clevis Pin · missingFLT 170, HEARD A POP IN THE AREA OF THE FLYING WIRE. CLEVIS PIN AT LEFT UPPER FLYING WIRE FOUND MISSING UPON LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLYING WIRES PN 13A0200-079 UPPER FRONT DRAG FITTING 13A02469-001 AND DRAG WIRE SHIM PN 13A02078-002. EMERGENCY WAS NSDR SWAA081015Bearing · failedDURING SCHEDULED WALKAROUND INSPECTION FOUND, NR 4 MLG WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT MLG INNER CYCLINDER PER MM.SDR CA080222001Bearing · disintegrated(CAN) DURING SERVICE CHECK ON THE RAMP, LINE MAINT OBSERVED THAT NR3 MAIN WHEEL ASSY HUB CAP WAS MISSING AND NOTICED THE PRESENCE OF METAL CHIPS. THE AC WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. MAIN WHEEL ASSY WAS REMOVED AND THE FOLLOWING DAMAGES WERE OBSERVED: BOTH WHEEL SDR WGEA200800026Tire · failedNUMBER 1 TIRE FLAT ON LANDING. REMOVED NR 1 WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY IAW EA500 AMM 32-42-00.SDR 2008UALA00643Bearing · failedRECEIVED A REPORT OF A FIRE IN VICINITY OF RT MAIN GEAR FROM CDG TOWER. ACFT DEPLANED IN TAXIWAY (ALL EIGHT SLIDES). NR 4 MLG (RT GEAR RT FRONT) OUTER WHEEL BEARING FAILED. NR 4 MLG (RT GEAR, RT FRONT) OUTER WHEEL BEARING FAILED. RT GEAR FWD AXLE IS HEAT SDR CA080130001Bolt · broken(CAN) DURING INSPECTION, THE TIE ROD TO FUSELAGE LUG WAS FOUND TO HAVE ONE OF THE (2) ATTACH BOLTS BROKEN. THE BREAK OCCURRED IN THE THREADED AREA OF THE BOLT. BOTH BOLTS WERE REPLACED AND THE AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS AC IS OPERATED IN A GENERALLY ROUGSDR DL76S080131Washer · missingFOUND RT NLG WHEEL AXLE ASSY MISSING AXLE WASHER. REMOVED RT NLG WHEEL ASSY VISUALLY INSP AXLE AND WHEEL ASSY BEARING. NO DAMAGE NOTED. REINSTALLED WHEEL ASSY AND AXLE WASHER PER AMM.SDR CA080228007Skid · cracked(CAN) UPON INSTALLATION OF GROUND HANDLING WHEELS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MOUNTING LUGS ON THE FWD LT SIDE WAS DETACHED AND LOOSE DUE TO LARGE PERFORATION (HOLE) IN THE ATTACHMENT AREA. FURTHER VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK APPROXIMATELY SDR 08FDEA00258Wheel · failedPDIS: DURING TAKEOFF FELT VIBRATION LEFT THE GEAR DOWN. CONFIRMED WITH TOWER FOUND RUBBER ON RUNWAY. DUMPED 82,000 POUNDS OF FUEL AND DID EMERGENCY RETURN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 MAIN WHEEL ASSY, WHICH BLEW UP AT 152 KTS ON TAKEOFF FROM EWR. INSPECTED ASDR CA080213006Wheel · cracked(CAN) DURING THE DAILY INSP, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LT MAIN WHEEL WAS LOOSING AIR ON A DAILY BASIS. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR INSP. INSP REVEALED THAT THE INNER RIM HALF WAS CRACKED AT THE FUSE PLUG AND FURTHER INSP REVEALED CRACKING AT THE BRG RASDR C2XA08IA020Wheel · wornIAH - FLIGHT 2431, THE CREW REPORTED AN EXCESSIVE NW VIBRATION ON T/O. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.SDR C2XA08IA019Wheel · wornIAH - FLIGHT 2431, THE CREW REPORTED AN EXCESSIVE NW VIBRATION ON T/O. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.SDR S9BA200700026Attach Bracket · crackedLT AND RT FORWARD STRUT FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER STRUT TO FLOAT FITTINGS.SDR CA071218004Wheel · damaged(CAN) ON PILOTS WALK AROUND THEY FOUND METAL AROUND NOSE WHEEL TIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED INTO A HEATED HANGER AND PILOT PHONED MAINTENANCE . ENGINEER JACKED NOSE WHEEL AND INSPECTED NOSE WHEEL SPIN-UP KIT AND FOUND LT TURBINE AND LT SPIN-UP COVER WERE DAMAGED. SDR A6WA200740679Wheel · bentRIGHT NOSE WHEEL RIM BENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE ASSEMBLIES IAW AMM 32-40. NLG WHEEL ASSY LT P/N 5010598 S/N AUG99-2288 TSN 6672 CSN 6269, AND NLG WHEEL ASSY RT P/N 5010598 S/N APR03-4829 TSN 4436 CSN 4228. (M)SDR TRBA2007111Wheel · damagedLT LANDING GEAR, NR 2 TIRE ASSEMBLY POSSIBLE BEARING DAMAGES. REPLACED LT MAIN LANDING GEAR SWINGING LEVEL AS PER JIC 32-11-00. FUNCTIONAL CHECK GOOD.SDR DXTA200702664Wheel · vibratesEXTREMELY VIOLENT NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY ON TAKEOFF AT 70 KIAS. SHIMMY BROKE BOTH FILLAMENTS IN THE TAXI LIGHTS AND FLUID IS LEAKING FROM THE STRUT, AND YAW DAMPER AMBER CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. FOUND NOSE WHEEL TIRES TO HAVE LARGE FLAT SPOTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SDR TRBA2007108Wheel · damagedPOST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED NR 3 WHEEL TIRE AT ODD ANGLE AND BRAKE DISC OUT OF POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG AS PER JIC 32-11-00.SDR QXEA200701775Bearing · failedHLN- FLIGHT 2321, RECEIVED A ANTI-SKID MESSAGE ON THE TAKEOFF. ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE SYSTEM ON MEL 32-40-2. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. 12/3 REPLACED THE WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCER (NR 1), LT MLG AXLE, AND NR 1
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