Service difficulty report · Wheel · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
April 27, 2001
Submitted
May 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N995Z
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47027
Aircraft time
83,423 hours, 89,331 cycles
Part
Wheel
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

DURING LANDING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR INBD WHEEL RIM FAILED. SOME METAL SEPARATED AND THE TIRE ROLLED OFF THE RIM DAMAGING SOME AREAS OF THE GEAR INCLUDING THE GEAR WIRE HARNESS. CHECK-C 1-20-01 STL.

More about the Doug DC-9-32