Service difficulty report · Wheel Half · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
April 29, 2015
Submitted
April 29, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6253R
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft serial
172RG0125
Part
Wheel Half
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
12,948 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FELT A LOT OF VIBRATION ON LEFT MAIN WHEEL ON LANDING ROLL RIGHT AFTER TOUCHDOWN . STAYED ON THE CENTER LINE MINIMAL BRAKING AND STOPPED THE AIRPLANE IN ABOUT ROUGHLY 2000 FEET. AT FIRST IT FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE. ON SHUTDOWN, FOUND THE TIRE AND TUBE TO BE STILL INFLATED. DURING INSPECTION OF THE WHOLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY.I FOUND THE WHEEL HALVES TO BE CRACKED, BEARINGS HAD GIVEN OUT AND BRAKE CALIPER HAD SHEARED AWAY. INFORMED OPERATIONS THAT THE PIECES OF THE BRAKE CALIPER MIGHT STILL BE ON THE RUNWAY.

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