What was found
WHILE TOWING ACFT CREW NOTED EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM NR2 MAIN WHEEL ASSY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE INBD HALF OF THE NR 2 WHEEL WAS FRACTURED, OUT FROM THE BRG CUP RACE SEAT OTBD TO ONE OF THE WHEEL HALF SPOKE HOLES.
- Difficulty date
- August 31, 2010
- Submitted
- August 31, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N925A
- Make and model
- Lkheed P3A
- Aircraft serial
- 151361
- Aircraft time
- 18,516 hours, 14,979 cycles
- Engine
- Lyc O290
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Wheel Half
- Part number
- 3003341
- Part serial
- 9044
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 1,825 hours, 2,373 cycles
- 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.