Service difficulty report · Hub · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
November 25, 2005
Submitted
December 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft time
2,566 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160CTM
Part
Hub
Part number
D30256
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wheel
Component
Wheel · Cessna
Component part number
C1630030101
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

(CAN) THE WHEEL IS THE OLDER THREE-PIECE TYPE. SEVERAL CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE ALUMINUM CASTING AT THE FLANGE RETAINING BOLT HOLES, WITH SOME HOLES HAVING CRACKS THROUGH TO THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE HUB AS WELL AS ALONG THE SPOKE. ALL CRACKS WERE APPROXIMATELY ALIGNED WITH THE BOLT AXIS.

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