Service difficulty report · Wheel · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
August 21, 2006
Submitted
August 29, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N304TC
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1719
Part
Wheel
Part number
50300001087
Part serial
A5645
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
214 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

AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIND SOURCE OF ONGOING TIRE LEAKAGE, WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AND NSPECTED. FOUND 2 CRACKS OPPOSITE OF (1) OTHER ALONG INNER RADIUS OF INNER WHEEL HALF. DURING DISASSEMBLY IT WAS NOTED THAT WHEEL ASSEMBLY TIE BOLT NUTS DID NOT HAVE ANY SELF LOCKING FEATURE. WHEEL WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH ONLY (1) TIRE CHANGE SINCE NEW. (K)

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