Service difficulty report · Wheel · Cessna U206F

Difficulty date
September 7, 2002
Submitted
November 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8515Q
Make and model
Cessna U206F
Aircraft serial
U20603372
Engine
Cont IO520F
Part
Wheel
Part number
C1630030302
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
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

THE NOSE WHEEL IS MADE UP OF 3 MAJOR COMPONENTS, THE 2 WHEEL FLANGES AND THE HUB. THE SCREWS HAVE NO LOCKING DEVICE, AND AFTER MANY HOURS OF USE THE SCREWS BACK OUT OF THE HUB AND OR THE SCREW HOLES IN THE HUB CRACK AND ALLOW THE THREADED HOLE TO GET LARGER ALLOWING THE SCREW TO BACK OUT WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TUBE TO GO FLAT AND ALSO CAUSED THE WHEEL FLANGE TO DIG INTO THE RUNWAY WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO FLIP OVER.

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