Service difficulty report · Wheel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 14, 2017
Submitted
July 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4452
Aircraft time
8,899 hours, 9,521 cycles
Part
Wheel
Condition
Smoke
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. NOTED SMOKE COMING FROM RT MLG WHEELS. LANDING, BRAKING AND TAXI IN ALL NORMAL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. RECORDED TEMPS OF MLG BRAKES / WHEEL ASSY'S WITH DIGITAL THERMOMETER, HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPS AT 10 MIN. POST ARRIVAL WERE 1-426 DEG. F. , 2-428 DEG. F. , 3-638 DEG. F. AND 4 627 DEG. F. AT INNER BRAKE / AXLE MATING AREAS. PERFORMED GVI OF MLG WHEEL / BRAKE ASSY'S IAW AMM 32-40-0-210-802, NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO LEAKS, EXCESSIVE GREASE OR DISTORTION OF ANY COMPONENTS NOTED. JACKED R/H MLG ( AFTER COOLING WITH FANS UNTIL ALL TEMPS WERE < 250 DEG. F). ROTATION OF WHEELS NORMAL WITH BRAKES RELEASED & ALL TIRE PRESSURES NORMAL FOR MLG. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED, NO FURTHER SMOKING NOTED AFTER INITIAL COOL - DOWN. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.