Service difficulty report · Wheel Half · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
June 21, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
16,551 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Wheel Half
Condition
Separated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THERE WAS AN AGGRESSIVE SHIMMY ON LANDING, ALONG WITH DIFFICULTY TAXIING THE AIRPLANE. MX LOOKED AT THE LT MAIN WHEEL ASSY AND FOUND THE WHEEL HALVES STARTING TO COME APART. THERE WERE 7 OUT OF 9 BOLTS SHEARED OFF. MX IMMEDIATELY DEFLATED THE WHEEL AND REMOVED IT FROM SERVICE. WAITING ON INFORMATION FROM PILOTS AT THIS TIME.

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