Service difficulty report · Wheel · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
March 11, 2015
Submitted
March 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N380QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800089
Aircraft time
7,468 hours, 4,958 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part number
31621
Part serial
2092
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,830 hours, 2,560 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

HEAVY SMOKE FROM RT BRAKE ASSEMBLY OBSERVED. NO PERFORMANCE ISSUES NOTED. NO FLUID VISIBLE ON DECK. INSPECTED RT MLG WW FOR LEAKS & RT INBD & OTBD BRAKE FUSES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED RT MLG INBD & OTBD BRAKE ASSEMBLY'S FOR LEAKS & EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FIRE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND RT MLG TIRE WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED RT MLG OTBD WHEEL ASSEMBLY, INSPECTED HEAT SHIELD, NO DEFECTS NOTED, INSTALLED OVERHAULED RT MLG WHEEL ASSEMBLY. FOUND RESIDUAL GREASE BUILD UP COVERED IN BRAKE DUST INSIDE RT MLG OTBD BRAKE ASSEMBLY. REMOVED GREASE BUILD UP. TAXIED ACFT TO ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE SQUAWK, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-41-20 & 32-10-00.