Service difficulty report · Wheel Half · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
October 26, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft time
45,115 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Wheel Half
Part number
MS2125006038
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) WHILE TOWING THE ACFT, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND A BROKEN WHEEL HALF BOLT ON THE NR 4 WHEEL ASSY. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED.

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