Service difficulty report · Wheel · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
May 7, 2018
Submitted
December 11, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N333PB
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
277654013
Part
Wheel
Part number
40131
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED VIBRATION IN RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WHILE APPLYING BRAKES BEFORE TURNING OFF OF RUNWAY. DURING TURN RT WING DROPPED AND WHOLE PLANE SHOOK. INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED 4" SECTION OF THE BEAD AREA ON THE WHEEL HALF SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE CAUSING THE TIRE AND TUBE TO BURST AFTER RUBBING AGAINST THE BRAKE CALIPER. UPON SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL HALVES, EXAMINATION OF THE FAILED PART REVEALED CRACKS EXTENDING FROM BOTH ENDS OF THE WHEEL HALF WHERE THE PORTION OF THE WHEEL SEPARATED. WHEEL MFG DATE STAMP IS 8/1975, LAST TIRE CHANGE DATED 9/30/2016, HOURS FLOWN SINCE TIRE CHANGE 159.2 HOURS AND TOTAL TIME NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME, ESTIMATED 4200HRS.

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