SDR 97ZZZX3781

Service difficulty report · Wheel · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
August 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N23M
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1022
Part
Wheel
Part number
1159SCL20343
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
2,789 hours
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

AT TIRE CHANGE INSPECTION, THREE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN KEYWAY BOSSES. THESE CRACKS ARE AT THE INBOARD END OF THE BOSSES. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE CRACKS. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS THESE AREAS BE INSPECTED WITH AN EDDY CURRENT MACHINE AT EACH TIRE CHANGE.