Service difficulty report · Wheel · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
November 30, 2001
Submitted
December 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N345JW
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46042
Aircraft time
75,063 hours, 24,949 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part number
26014112
Part serial
B1527H1342
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
24,944 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING IN SDQ NR 3 WHEEL INBOARD BROKE AND NR 3 TIRE EXITED THE WHEEL. NR 3 TIRE AND HUB CAUSED DAMAGE TO LT MLG DOOR AND NR 1 ENGINE COWLING, NR 1 OSCILLANTING RING, LT GEAR DOOR BRACKET. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 AND NR 4 MAIN WHEEL ASSY IAW MM 32-40-1. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED, WHERE THE REPAIRS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED. AIRCRAFT RETURN TO REVENUE SERVICE.

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