Service difficulty report · Wheel Half · Piper PA34200

Difficulty date
May 2, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA34200
Aircraft time
3,577 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360C1E6
Part
Wheel Half
Part number
4090A
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAXI, THE PILOT NOTED A STRONG VIBRATION FROM THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT SHUTDOWN THE ACFT ON THE TAXIWAY AND NOTED A PROBLEM WITH THE LT WHEEL, BRAKE. UPON INSPECTION BY AMO, IT WAS FOUND THAT A PIECE OF THE INNER WHEEL HALF HAD BROKEN FREE, ABOUT 1" X 4" LONG, AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE BRAKE LINING BACK PLATES, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BE DIFFICULT TO ROTATE. UPON DETAILED INSPECTION, DUE TO DIRT AND RUBBER BUILD UP CAUSED BY THE TIRE RUBBING ON THE BROKEN PIECE, IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL IF AN EXISTING CRACK IN THE PART HAD PROPOGATED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE, OR IF IT WAS AN ISOLATED FAILURE. THE WHEEL, TIRE AND TUBE WERE REPLACED, AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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