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
1358
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
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 THE RT MLG AREA AND THE TIRE APPEARED TO BE LOW. THE ACFT WAS LEFT ON THE RAMP FOR 2 DAYS BEFORE MX INSPECTED IT . THE ACFT WAS FOUND WITH A FLAT TIRE AND ONCE THE HUB CAP WAS REMOVED, SOME NUTS AND WASHERS FROM THE WHEEL ASSY WERE FOUND LOOSE AND SOME MISSING. THE WHEEL WAS REMOVED AND SEVERAL OF THE WHEEL HALF BOLTS WERE FOUND TO HAVE CONTACTED THE BRAKE ASSY AS THE WHEEL ROTATED. THE WHEEL HAD ONLY BEEN INSTALLED ON THIS ACFT FOR A TOTAL OF 10.1 HRS AND 14 LANDINGS. THE WHEEL TSO IS 10.1 HRS/14 LANDINGS. THE WHEEL WAS RETURNED TO THE REPAIR STATION WHERE IT WAS O/H FOR EVALUATION ADN INVESTIGATION.