Service difficulty report · Wheel Assembly · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
March 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Wheel Assembly
Part number
31357
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left Inboard
Part time
779 hours
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) WHEEL ASSEMBLY, FOUND MISSING AT #2 POSITION, LEFT INBOARD DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED AND ALLOWED WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO MOVE OVER NUT. NUT, WASHER AND SPLIT PIN WERE INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND FOUND ON AXLE INTACT.