Service difficulty report · Wheel · Airbus A318111

Difficulty date
November 9, 2012
Submitted
November 14, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N597EL
Make and model
Airbus A318111
Aircraft serial
2544
Aircraft time
2,116,006 hours, 13,464 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part number
31530
Part serial
S7581SA0312
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 700
Part time
3,345,933 hours, 3,286 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING WALK AROUND, TIRE NR 4 WAS FOUND WITHOUT CANVAS AND PANEL NR 673AB ON RT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. C/A IAW AMM 32-41-11-000-006A AND 32-41-11-400-006-A THE MAIN WHEEL 3 AND 4 WERE R & R. TIRE PRESS 189 PSI IAW AMM TASK 05-51-15-200-001-A. THE INSPECTION AFTER A TIRE BURST TREAD THROW OR WHEEL FAILURE PHASE 1 WAS PERFORMED AND ADDITIONAL DAMAGES NOT WERE FOUND. IAW SRM 57-51-37, PB FIG 1. THE DAMAGE IN ACCESS PANEL 673AB WAS FOUND WITHOUT LIMITS, IAW REF TD-J1-S2-21617-2012, TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AND AFTER 3 FC MUST BE REPLACED.

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