What was found
DURING TIRE CHANGE FOUND SEVERAL BOLT HOLES CRACKED DURING ROUTINE EDDY-CURRENT INSPECTION OF BOLT HOLE AND TIRE BEAD SEAT AREAS. SUSPECT PROBABLY CAUSED BY OVERTORQUING OF TIE BOLTS DURING PAST TIRE CHANGES.
- Difficulty date
- September 11, 2002
- Submitted
- September 24, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N617MM
- Make and model
- Beech C90A
- Aircraft serial
- LJ1587
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Wheel
- Part number
- 5030001087
- Part serial
- A4719
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 736 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.