Service difficulty report · Wheel Half · Boeing 727217

Difficulty date
April 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 727217
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Wheel Half
Part number
2605759
Condition
Cracked
Location
Drive Key Lobe
Component
Bendix · 26045611
Stage of operation
IN
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)BEFORE DEPARTURE #1 WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOUND DEFLATED. BOTH #1 AND #2 WHEELS REPLACED. SHOP INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE INBOARD HALF WAS CRACKED AND LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE CRACK IS IN THE AREA AT THE END OF THE BRAKE DRIVE KEY SEAT RADIUS.