What was found
SMALL CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE NR 1 ROTOR DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. BRAKE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT. WHILE REPLACING UNIT WE NOTICED THAT THE BOLT HOLES APPEAR LARGER THAN NEEDED. MEASURED HOLES, ALL ARE WITHIN SPECS.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 2001
- Submitted
- August 30, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N73M
- Make and model
- Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV
- Aircraft serial
- 547
- Engine
- Rroyce BR700710A110
- System (JASC)
- 3242 · Brake
- Part
- Rotor
- Part number
- 1159SC15043
- Part serial
- WC03
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Brake
- 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.