SDR 2024F00173

Service difficulty report · Wheel

Difficulty date
July 23, 2024
Submitted
July 23, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Part
Wheel
Part number
C20500100
Part serial
4770747458
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
10,252 hours, 5,022 cycles
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

AESC (REPAIR STATION REF.# 3VOY539C) RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM VIETJET AIR THAT THE AIRCRAFT VN-A527 FOUND "ONE TIE BOLT OF MAIN WHEEL #1 BROKEN": ON 02/07/2024, DURING THE REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE #1 FOUND ONE TIE BOLT OF MAIN WHEEL # 1 BROKEN. TIE BOLT CAUSE DAMAGE TO BOTH MAIN WHEEL AND BRAKE #1. RELATED MAIN WHEEL HAD BEEN DELIVERED TO AESC ON 19 JUL 2024 WITH 1 TIE-BOLT BROKEN ON ITS HEAD. NO TIE-BOLT HEAD IS AVAILABLE. RELATED BRAKE ISN'T DELIVERED TO AESC. VJC SENT A REPORT THAT THE TIE-BOLT HEAD CAUSES STUCK OF THE BRAKE DISK AND THE CARBON DISKS ARE DAMAGED.(3) THE MAIN WHEEL WAS RELEASED BY AESC WITH CAAV FORM 1 IN MAY 14, 2024.