Service difficulty report · Wheel · Piper PA31T2

Difficulty date
December 8, 1999
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31T2
Aircraft time
6,414 hours, 5 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A135
Part
Wheel
Part number
16108000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
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) DURING TIRE & TUBE REPLACEMENT, THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS INSPECTED AND ONE WHEEL HALF WAS FOUND CRACKED.

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