Service difficulty report · Wheel · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
August 26, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Wheel
Condition
Separated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) STARBOARD OUTER MAIN WHEEL SEPARATION AFTER TAKEOFF. ACFT ARRIVED WITH STARBOARD OUTER MAIN WHEEL MISSING ON LANDING, TAXIED TO PARKING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT ON THE STARBOARD MAIN LEG AND AREAS OF THE FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE FOR COLLATERAL DAMAGE, NONE WAS NOTED. THE WHEEL NUT, SAFETY BOLTS AND SAFETY LOCK WIRE FOUND SECURE AND INTACT. THE MAIN WHEEL HAD DISAPPEARED WITH BOTH OF ITS BEARINGS EXCEPT FOR THE INNER RACE OF THE OUTER BEARING AND THE INNER RACE OF THE INNER BEARING WHICH REMAINED FASTENED TO THE AXLE, SOME DAMAGE TO BRAKE UNIT ROTOR WAS OBSERVED. NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ON OR ABOUT THE ASSOCIATED INNER MAIN WHEEL. EVENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.