Service difficulty report · Tie Bolt · Boeing 73736Q

Difficulty date
February 27, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 73736Q
Aircraft time
42,493 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Tie Bolt
Part number
2602540
Condition
Failed
Location
Main Wheel
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) REJECTED TAKEOFF WHERE TWO MAIN WHEELS ON THE LT MLG BLEW OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 100 KNOTS. THE CREW NOTICED THE VIBRATION, REJECTED THE TAKEOFF, AND HAD THE AIRPORT PERSONNEL CONFIRM THAT THE WHEELS HAD BLOWN. WHEN MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE DAMAGED WHEEL ASSEMBLIES THEY WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE NR 1 MAIN WHEEL HAD 5 BROKEN TIE BOLTS. THE O-RING ON THIS WHEEL HAD PUSHED PAST THE TIE BOLT HOLES, ALLOWING THE PRESSURE TO ESCAPE THE WHEEL. IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE NR 1 WHEEL FAILURE INITIATED DAMAGE TO THE GEAR DOOR AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF THE NR 2 MAIN WHEEL ASSY. THE ACFT HAS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE TSB DID INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT AND HAS PROVIDED US WITH PRELIMINARY DATA. THE BROKEN BOLTS FOUND IN THE WHEEL WERE ACTUALLY THE 3RD INCIDENT OF BROKEN TIE BOLTS FOUND IN OUR WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, WITHIN 10 DAYS. THE 3 SETS OF FAILED TIE BOLTS HAD ALL BEEN MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTED BETWEEN 340 CYCLES AND 493 LANDING CYCLES, AT THE LAST RUBBER REPLACEMENT.

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