Service difficulty report · Wheel · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 11, 2001
Submitted
October 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AN
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53093
Aircraft time
22,555 hours, 20,329 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part serial
JUN900896
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
8,216 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LANDING AT CALI DURING TOUCH DOWN, THE WHEEL NOT TURNING LIGHT FLASHED. LANDING SEQUENCE WAS ACCOMPLISHED SMOOTHLY. AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE THE PLANE WAS BROUGHT TO FULL STOP AT THE END OF RUNWAY FINDING THAT THE LEFT OUTER MAIN WHEEL HAD BLOWN UP. THE RUNWAY WAS BLOCKED FOR FOUR HOURS DUE TO AIRCRAFT WHEEL DAMAGE. WHEEL HUB SHAFT COUPLING WAS FOUND BROKEN AND BRAKE DISK DEFORMED 60 DEGREES IN THE BORDER. MAIN WHEELS AND BRAKES NR 1 AND 2 WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 32-40-01 PAGE 201 AND 32-42-01 PAGE 201.

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