Service difficulty report · Wheel Half · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
April 12, 2006
Submitted
May 9, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N164WS
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1736
Aircraft time
177 hours, 312 cycles
Part
Wheel Half
Part number
300257
Part serial
A5665
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
177 hours, 312 cycles
Component
Wheel · Bfgoodrich
Component part number
312081
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

LEFT MAIN WHEEL (INBOARD HALF) FOUND CRACKED. PROBLEM SHOWED ITSELF DUE TO WHEEL/TIRE ASSY SUFFERING A SLOW LEAK OF AIR PRESSURE. THIS IS NOT THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED FOR THIS AIRCRAFT ON 4/27/2006. THIS IS A PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE ON THE OTHER SIDE. BOTH MAIN WHEELS HAVE NOW BEEN CHANGED.

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