Service difficulty report · Wheel · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
February 12, 2013
Submitted
February 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N96ZK
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120096
Aircraft time
43,779 hours, 45,370 cycles
Part
Wheel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Mlg Tire
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

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE NR 1 MAIN TIRE LOOKS FLAT. MX FOUND THAT THE RIM HAD CRACKED AND DAMAGED THE TORQUE LINK. FOUND INBD WHEEL RIM SPLIT AND PIECES OF WHEEL MISSING R &R NR 1 MWA IAW TC 120-3244-02. R & R LT BOTTOM TORQUE LINK IAW CMM STEPS 1-6 OF REMOVAL AND STEP 9, A-J. OPS CHECK EDGOOD.

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