Service difficulty report · Wheel · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
October 15, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft time
30,461 hours
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Wheel
Part number
2610701
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
5,848 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEEL ASSY INNER HALF WAS FOUND WITH THE BEAD AREA SEPARATED AND TIRE DEFLATED. ALL OTHER TIRES FULLY INFLATED. THE BEAD AREA HAD A DARK CAST TO THE METAL THAT LOOKED LIKE THE POSSIBLE START OF A POSSIBLE CRACK. THIS ASSEMBLY HAD THE LAST NDT COMPLETED JUST 349 CYCLES PREVIOUS TO THE FAILURE, AND ONLY 6231 CYCLES SINCE NEW.