What was found
NOSE WHEEL EXPERIENCE A CIRCUMFRENCIAL CRACK AT THE BEAD FLANGE ALLOWING THE FLANGE TO SEPARATE FROM HUB ON LANDING AND THEREBY ALLOWING TIRE TO DEPART THE WHEEL.
- Difficulty date
- October 17, 2010
- Submitted
- November 5, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N72BG
- Make and model
- Beech E55
- Aircraft serial
- TE1198
- Engine
- Cont IO520*
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Wheel Half
- Part number
- 16203600
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 3,297 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.