What was found
DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION MAINTENANCE CREW FOUND LT MLG OTBD WHEEL HALF TO BE CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES, CRACK LENGTH NOT EXCEEDING .25 INCHES. ACFT WAS GROUNDED IMMEDIATELY & A NEW WHEEL & TIRE ASSEMBLY WERE INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 2014
- Submitted
- February 5, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N348CA
- Make and model
- Casa C212CC
- Aircraft serial
- 175
- Aircraft time
- 212,968 hours, 22,540 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Wheel
- Part number
- 50065861
- Part serial
- SEP09789
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Part time
- 5 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.