SDR ASOA000318

Service difficulty report · Wheel · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
March 7, 2000
Submitted
June 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120283
Aircraft time
16,721 hours
Part
Wheel
Part number
314461
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
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 REPAIR, AVIALL WHEEL AND BRAKE SERVCIES FOUND THE OUTBOARD WHEEL HALVE CRACKED. AVIALL HAS SENT THE WHEEL TO BF GOODRICH FOR ANALYSIS. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKS ORIGINATING AT THE CORNER OF THE HOLE ON THE MATING FACE SIDE OF THE WHEEL. THE 3-1446-1 WHEEL HALVES ARE BEING REPLACED ON ATTRITION BY THE 3-1544. (X)

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