SDR 95ZZZX1010

Service difficulty report · Wheel · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
February 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
COZR942C
Kaiserair Inc
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Part
Wheel
Part number
9533348
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Gear
Component
Loral · 9542306
Stage of operation
IN
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

WHEEL WAS REPORTED TO HAVE A SLOW LEAK. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK AND FOUND LEAK COMING FROM BOLT HOLE AREA ON THE OUTBOARD WHEEL HALF. DYE-PENETRANT SHOWED NO DEFECT. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT AND U.T. INSPECTION AND BOTH METHODS SHOWED A DEFECT FROM THE BOLT-BOSS INNER RADIUS AREA INTO THE TIRE WELL AREA. THIS IS THE SECOND DEFECT IN THIS AREA ON THIS PART NUMBER WHEEL SUB-ASSEMBLY FOUND BY THIS REPAIR STATION.