SDR 96ZZZX688

Service difficulty report · Wheel · Gulstm G44A

Difficulty date
December 4, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N44CH
Make and model
Gulstm G44A
Aircraft serial
1454
Part
Wheel
Part number
4046
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mount Surface
Part time
649 hours
Component
Parkerhanfin
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

WHEN INSTALLING NEW TIRES, NOTICED CRACKS AROUND BOLT HOLES ON LEFT OUTER WHEEL HALF. THREE OTHER HALVES WERE EDDY CURRENT CHECKED. RIGHT OUTER AND INNER WHEEL HALVES WERE FOUND CRACKED AROUND BOLT HOLES. USING A SURFACE TABLE AND HEIGHT GAUGE, CHECKED THE STEPS AT THE WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACES AND FOUND THE BOLT SURFACES COULD NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER BECAUSE OF THE INTERFERENCE AT ALIGNMENT STEP.