Service difficulty report · Wheel · Emb EMB120RT

Difficulty date
November 11, 2001
Submitted
November 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259CA
Make and model
Emb EMB120RT
Aircraft serial
120252
Aircraft time
23,404 hours, 24,396 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part number
31544
Part serial
0416
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
7,956 hours, 8,908 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

FLIGHT 5825 DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN INBOARD WHEEL INNER HALF WAS CRACKED AND A PORTION OF THE FLANGE WAS SLIGHTLY PROTRUDING. THE WHEEL FLANGE HAD GOUGED THE LOWER TORQUE-LINK OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, AND THE LOWER TORQUE-LINK WERE REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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