Service difficulty report · Wheel Half · Boeing 75727A

Difficulty date
May 20, 2011
Submitted
June 24, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 75727A
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Wheel Half
Part number
AH089101
Part serial
2207
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
7 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

MAIN WHEEL HUB HALF, PN AH08901, PURCHASED MARCH 17, 2011 AND OPERATED FOR TSO: 07.26 AND CSSN: 03.0 WHEN AIR LEAKAGE WAS IDENTIFIED AFTER 1 DAY IN SERVICE. MAIN WHEEL ASSY PN AHA1648 RETURNED FOR WARRANTY EVALUATION WHERE LARGE CRACK WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED IN INBD RING AREA OF WHEEL HUB HALF. WHEEL ASSEMBLY HUB HALF AND WHEEL HUB HALF OVERHAUL WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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