Service difficulty report · Wheel · Gulstm G1159C

Difficulty date
February 15, 2019
Submitted
February 20, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N729T
Make and model
Gulstm G1159C
Aircraft serial
1141
Aircraft time
11,912 hours, 6,807 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part number
5004909
Part serial
FEB9037
Condition
Cracked
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
1,150 hours, 600 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ATC REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST A TIRE DURING TAXI. CREW REDUCED THE FUEL LOAD BY GOING INTO A HOLDING PATTERN AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. THEY DID A FLY BY TO CONFIRM AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND A NR 3 WHEEL HAD CRACKED AROUND THE INBOARD LIP OF THE RIM WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO DEPART THE RIM.