Service difficulty report · Wheel · Doug DC933F

Difficulty date
March 19, 2013
Submitted
March 7, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N45NA
Make and model
Doug DC933F
Aircraft serial
47410
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Wheel
Part number
9533781
Condition
Separated
Location
Nlg
Part time
70 hours, 38 cycles
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 LANDING, THE NLG, NR 2 WHEEL ASSY, INNER WHEEL RIM-BEAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM ASSY. THE NR 2 NLG TIRE MAINTAINED AIR PRESSURE AND THE ACFT TAXIED FROM THE LANDING RUNWAY TO PARKING UNDER ITS OWN POWER. AFTER PARKING THE CREW DISCOVERED A DENT IN THE LT WING INBD L/E SLAT AND A SCRATCH IN THE PAINT ON THE LT WING T/E INBOARD FLAP, LOWER SKIN SURFACE. THE CREW NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND ALL OF THE NLG WHEEL PIECES WERE RECOVERED FROM THE RUNWAY. SPECIFIC FAILURE: THE BEAD OF THE TIRE RIM FAILED AND 75 PERCENT OF THE RIM SEPARATED FROM THE RIM.

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