Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 28, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
6,339 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Bearing
Part number
13685
Condition
Disintegrated
Location
Rt Mlg Wheel
Part time
834 hours, 793 cycles
Component
Wheel Assy · 114800889
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) UNKNOWN TO THE AIRCREW, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ITS RT INBOARD WHEEL FOLLOWING TAKEOFF. PILOT DISCOVERED AT DESTINATION WHEEL MISSING WITH THE INNER BEARING, TANG WASHER, NUT AND COTTER PIN REMAINING.THE AXLE SHOWED MINOR SCORING MARKS AND THE BRAKE UNIT WAS INTACT EXCEPT FOR THE TANGS BEING SLIGHTLY BENT ON THE ROTATING DISCS.AXLE CHECKED FOR CRACKS, SCORING BLENDED OUT, BRAKE UNIT REPLACED AND SERVICEABLE MAINWHEEL INSTALLED.

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