What was found
NR 1 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY SPLIT AND OUTER PORTION OF WHEEL AND TIRE LEFT AIRCRAFT DURING TAXI. SUBMITTER STATES, POSSIBLE CAUSE, UNDETECTED CRACK OR METAL FATIGUE.
- Difficulty date
- September 18, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N874TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 44641
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Wheel
- Part number
- 311422
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 Mlg
- Component
- Bfgoodrich
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.