Service difficulty report · Wheel · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
June 12, 2000
Submitted
July 21, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N216RW
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft serial
TC1956
Part
Wheel
Part number
3680025
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nose Gear
Component
Nose Wheel · Raythn
Component part number
3680021
Stage of operation
IN
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

A CRACK APPEARED ON NOSE WHEEL 3 INCHES TO 4 INCHES LONG ON THE OUTER HALF OF THE WHEEL. AS THE WHEEL IS INSTALLED, THE CRACK IS ON THE HORIZONTAL SURFACE BETWEEN THE HUB AND THE WHEEL FLANGE. THE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED WITH CLEVELAND ASSY P/N 40-87D.

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