Service difficulty report · Wheel · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
April 12, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Aircraft time
65,082 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D13D
Part
Wheel
Part number
95315489531549
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Part time
94,309 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

(CAN) NOSE WHEEL WAS REMOVED DUE TO A SHIMMY. WHEEL ASSY WAS DISASSEMBLED AND PAINT REMOVED TO INCORPORATE GS-SL-46 FOR CORROSION PROTECTION. DURING LPI INSPECTION, CRACKS WERE IDENTIFIED ON BOTH WHEEL HALVES. WHEEL HALVES WERE PLACED IN QUARANTINE.