Service difficulty report · Wheel · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
104
Part
Wheel
Part number
314353
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
6,339 hours
Stage of operation
UK
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

NR 4 MAIN WHEEL BROKEN. THE OUTER RIM FAILED AT THE BEAD SEAT. THE CRACK RUNS APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE WAY AROUND THE BEAD SEAT AREA. REPLACED THE NR 4 WHEEL ASSEMBLY.