Service difficulty report · Wheel · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
October 16, 2004
Submitted
October 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53386
Aircraft time
26,762 hours, 14,013 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part number
M90MAIN
Part serial
DL3004
Condition
Damaged
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

ON OVERNIGHT WALKAROUND TRANSIT CHECK - AMT FOUND DAMAGE TO NR 2 MLG WHEEL ASSY AND BRAKE. DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN THE INSIDE KEY OF NR 2 WHEEL ASSY HOLDING BOLT SHEARED AND THE KEY BACKED OUT STRIKING THE NR 2 BRAKE ASSY. THE KEY WAS HELD IN PLACE BY THE BRAKE ROTOR CUT OUTS AND CONTINUED TO ROTATE WITH THE WHEEL ASSY. REPLACED WHEEL AND BRAKE.

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