Service difficulty report · Wheel Half · Piper PA30

Difficulty date
March 3, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA30
Aircraft time
2,193 hours
Engine
Lyc IO320B1A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YL2
Part
Wheel Half
Part number
16102100
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
2,203 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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) SUSPECT HARD LANDING WITH SIDE MOVEMENT STRESSED WHEEL HALF CASTING. THE BACK STOP PORTION OF HUB CASTING HAS A NEW CLEAN BREAK. WITH RACE BROKEN, BEARING CONE FAILED. WHEEL ASSEMBLY TIPPED IN MOUNTING FORK AND RODE ON BRAKE CALIBER TORQUE PLATE. BRAKE DISK WORE ON INSIDE OF MOUNTING FORK. (TC NR 20070312007)

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