Service difficulty report · Wheel Assembly · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350CF
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B350
Part
Wheel Assembly
Part number
5010488
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED, THE RIGHT OUTBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE WAS FLAT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A SECTION OF THE WHEEL RIM AT THE INBOARD BEAD APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG TO BE MISSING. REPLACED RIGHT OUTBOARD AND INBOARD WHEEL ASSEMBLIES AND THE RIGHT OUTBOARD BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THE WHEEL HAS BEEN SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

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