Service difficulty report · Wheel · Beech B99

Difficulty date
September 15, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B99
Aircraft time
37,012 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Wheel
Part number
99800311
Part serial
12480
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
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

(CAN) R/H OUTBOARD MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE INNER HUB HAD A LONG 4 INCHES CRACK. AS WELL 6 OF THE 9 BOLT HOLES HAD CRACKS AROUND THEM. THE LONG CRACK APPEARED TO BE AN OLD CRACK. THE TUBE WAS EVENTUALLY PINCHED WHICH CAUSED A FLAT TIRE.

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