Service difficulty report · Heat Shield · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 11, 2005
Submitted
February 14, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N404BT
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605038
Aircraft time
3,745 hours, 3,457 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Heat Shield
Part number
378941
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Wheel
Component
Wheel · Bfgoodrich
Component part number
315711
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING, SMOKE AND SMALL FLAME OBSERVED FROM LT MAIN GEAR WHEEL. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, NO DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR OR AIRCRAFT. LT MAIN GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. THE LT WHEEL HAD BEEN RECENTLY CLEANED WITH A WATER BASED SOLVENT IAW THE WHEEL CMM. SUSPECT THAT THE PARTS CLEANER USED TO CLEAN THE WHEEL MAY HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH A PETROLEUM BASED LIQUID. IAW MFG, THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTED CASES OF WHEEL FIRES DUE TO THE HEAT SHIELD ABSORBING A PETROLEUM SOLVENT.

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