What was found
UPON TAKEOFF, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND THE AXEL NUT WAS STILL ON, THE BEARINGS WERE DISINTEGRATED AND THE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED.
- Difficulty date
- April 15, 2003
- Submitted
- July 17, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech C90A
- Aircraft serial
- LJ1659
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Wheel
- Part number
- 50300010133
- Part serial
- A4340
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 423 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.