Service difficulty report · Wheel Half · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
June 10, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
43,813 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Wheel Half
Part number
314801
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
27,106 hours
Component
Main Wheel · Bfgoodrich
Component part number
314801
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) NR 3 MAIN TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM DUE TO RIM FAILURE DURING TAXI. PIECE OF RIM FLEW OFF AND HIT THE FUSELAGE IN TWO PLACES CAUSING DENTS, RESOLVED ON W/O: 240470 TASKCARD: NR-00001 NR 3 AND NR 4 MAINWHEEL ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. AXLES VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, NONE NOTED. NR-00002 (DEFECT NR 919907) CREATED TO ASSESS FUSELAGE DAMAGE FROM NR 3 RIM FAILURE. INFO: FAILED WHEEL ASSY P/N 3-1480-1 S/N 0547 HAD 129 HOURS AND 155 CYCLES SINCE LAST REPAIRED IN YYC ON MAY 18 2010. LAST REPAIR WORK ORDER 236124 COMPLETED ON MAY 18 2010 IN YYC NO FAULT FOUND. NDT WAS COMPLETED THOUGH EXTERNAL VENDOR, NO CRACK INDICATION WAS NOTED ON NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION REPORT, LAST OVERHAUL WAS COMPLETED ON SHOP WORK ORDER 171121 BACK ON DEC 21 2008 IN YYC. NDT WAS COMPLETED THOUGH A DIFFERENT EXTERNAL VENDOR IN YYC WHEEL MANUFACTURE DATE IS OCT 1990 AND HAD 34173 CYCLE SINCE NEW OR 27106 HOURS SINCE NEW.