Service difficulty report · Wheel · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
March 20, 2000
Submitted
April 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18ST
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
316
Part
Wheel
Part number
9543994
Part serial
FEB6946
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHEN AIRCRAFT RETURNED FROM TRIP, IT WAS NOTICED THAT PART OF THE NR 4 OUTER WHEEL HALF WAS MISSING AND THE TIRE WAS RIPPED IN THE SIDEWALL. APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF OF THE BEAD RADIUS WAS MISSING FROM WHEEL. A CRACK IN THE WHEEL MAY HAVE BEEN MISSED DURING THE LAST EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. LANDINGS: 68. (X)

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