Service difficulty report · Wheel · Bac 146200A

Difficulty date
May 1, 2004
Submitted
November 2, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bac 146200A
Aircraft time
36,368 hours
Engine
Lyc ALF502R5
Part
Wheel
Part number
AHA1481
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
10,960 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

A/C IN HEAVY MX IN YHZ AND HAD JUST BEEN TAKEN OFF THE JACKS WHEN ENGINEERS NOTED THAT NR 3 MAIN WHEEL WAS FLAT. THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH ITS MATE AS PER COMPANY POLICY, THE WHEEL WAS ROUTED TO WHEEL/BRAKE SHOP AND WENT THROUGH A BUILD (22) INSPECTION. NDT FOUND THE INNER WHEEL HALF HAD CRACK EMANATING FROM ONE OF THE THREE-FUSE PLUGHOLE.THE INNER WHEEL HALF P/N AHA1481 IS FOUND IN THE DUNLOP CMM IPL 32-42-59 FIG 1 ITEM 280.THIS WHEEL WAS ON BUILD 21 AND HAD BEEN NDT AT THAT TIME WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THE TIME. THIS MATTER HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTN OF THE MANUF AND WE HAVE ASKED WHAT HAS BEEN THE OCCURRENCE ON THIS TYPE OF FAILURE AND HAVE ASKED WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COMPONEN