Service difficulty report · Wheel · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
January 5, 2005
Submitted
May 12, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N44CE
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1125
Engine
Rroyce TAY6108
Part
Wheel
Part number
1159SCL20343
Part serial
MAY89792
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
162 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

UPON LANDING, THE LT IB WHEEL FAILED AT THE FLANGE AREA. APPROX .3333 OF THE FLANGE AREA BROKE AWAY AND ALLOWED THE LOCK RING. (STILL INTACT AND SAFETIED), TO SEPARATE. DEBRIS, (FLANGE OR WHEEL HALF) CROSSED OVER AND HIT THE RT IB WHEEL, GLANCED UP AND PUNCTURED THE RT WING TRAILING EDGE BOX, (COMPOSITE MATERIAL) AND THE TIRE MADE CONTACT WITH THE RT WING FLAP AND DENTED THE IB END OF IT. NOTE: THE WING T/E BOX IS NOT PART OF THE FUEL TANK. IT IS FOR AERODYNAMIC FAIRING OF THE WING. (WP19200504331) (K)