What was found
PILOT REPORTED NOISE SOUNDED LIKE WHEEL BEARING WAS FAILING ON LANDING. UPON INVESTIGATION OF PROBLEM, FOUND INBOARD WHEEL HALF HAD FAILED. A 4 INCH PART OF WHEEL HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM WHEEL AND WAS HITTING BRAKE CALIPER.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9670D
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200T
- Aircraft serial
- 347670214
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Wheel
- Part number
- 40120
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Inbd Half
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.