Service difficulty report · Wheel · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
August 2, 2013
Submitted
August 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957ST
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
295
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Wheel
Part number
40424
Part serial
1360
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Part time
10 hours, 14 cycles
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

DURING LANDING AND TAXI, CREW NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT NOISE COMING FROM RT MLG AREA AND TIRE APPEARED TO BE LOW. ACFT FOUND WITH A FLAT TIRE AND ONCE HUB CAP REMOVED, NUTS AND WASHERS FROM WHEEL ASSY WERE FOUND LOOSE AND SOME MISSING. WHEEL REMOVED AND SEVERAL OF THE WHEEL HALF BOLTS WERE FOUND TO HAVE CONTACTED BRAKE ASSY AS WHEEL ROTATED. WHEEL HAD ONLY BEEN INSTALLED ON THIS ACFT FOR A TOTAL OF 10.1 HRS AND 14 LANDINGS. WHEEL TSO IS 10.1 HRS/14 LANDINGS. WHEEL OVERHAULED FOR EVALUATION AND INVESTIGATION.