Service difficulty report · Wheel · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
August 15, 2015
Submitted
August 20, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Part
Wheel
Part number
16204700
Condition
Cracked
Location
Landing Gear
Component
Wheel Assy · Cleveland
Component part number
40113
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.

What was found

WHILE VISUALLY INSPECTING A WHEEL HALF ASSEMBLY, PN 16204700, OF 40113 WHEEL ASSEMBLY. A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN ONE OF THE WHEEL BOLT FEED THROUGHS ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL HALF. THIS WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY IMPROPER TORQUE OF THE WHEEL HALF BOLTS. THE WHEEL HALF HAD TO BE SCRAPPED.

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