Service difficulty report · Wheel · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
October 6, 2000
Submitted
December 5, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N414SF
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0488
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Wheel
Part number
40135
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Otbd Rim
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL WAS REMOVED AND CLEANED. AFTER CLEANING, A 4 INCH CRACK WAS NOTICED NEXT TO RIM ON THE OUTBOARD WHEEL. AIR WAS REMOVED AND WHEEL DISASSEMBLED. THE CRACK WAS ALL THE WAY THROUGH. ALSO, THE ONE BRAKE PAD WAS MISSING. NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED HARDER THAN NORMAL LANDING. (X)

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