Service difficulty report · Wheel Half · Beech C90

Difficulty date
March 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech C90
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Wheel Half
Part number
5030001121
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bolt Holes
Part time
10,172 hours
Component
Beech · 5030001141
Stage of operation
IN
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) THE NOSE WHEEL WAS REMOVED FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT. THE WHEEL WAS DISASSEMBLED AND CLEANED AND READIED FOR INSPECTION. A MODERATE AMOUNT OF CORROSION WAS FOUND AND THE WHEEL HALF WAS DYE PENETRANT INSPECTED AND TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND LEADING AWAY FROM ONE OF THE BOLT HOLES. A VISUAL CRACK WAS NOTED AT ANOTHER OF THE BOLT HOLES.

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