What was found
1 MAIN WHEEL TIE BOLT BROKE AND DEPARTED AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN UNSEATING OF WHEEL HALF SEALING O-RING AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. BOLT WAS MAGNAFLUXED 14 HOURS PREVIOUS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 2001
- Submitted
- August 30, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N440DS
- Make and model
- Beech 400A
- Aircraft serial
- RK8
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D5
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- 5010720
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Mlg Wheel
- Part time
- 1,000 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.