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 Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:19 pm Post subject: 701 Matco Wheel Recall |
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Page 15 of the Nov-Dec 2009 Zenair News says that old style Matco wheels can fail without warning. I am not sure when Zenith went to the new wheels. They show a wheel with the rim fractured around the bolt circle, looks scary. They do not say what the wheel was on or the weight of the airplane. To replace the wheels is about $208, plus shipping I would guess.
Has anyone on this list seen this failure on a 701?
(A few years ago Matco recalled the main gear axles, at least one axle did failure on a 701.)
Chuck D.
N701TX
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dougsnash
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| Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:41 am Post subject: 701 Matco Wheel Recall |
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While at the open hangar day in September, I noticed a broken Matco wheel under one of the desks on the office. Supposedly it was one of the originals off of the 750 demonstrator. It failed during a firm but not overly so landing. I haven't seen my news letter yet so I can't comment if that is the same wheel you are talking about.
Doug M
NW Ontario, Canada
CH-01 Scratch builder
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--- On Wed, 12/16/09, Chuck Deiterich <cffd(at)pgrb.com> wrote:
| Quote: | From: Chuck Deiterich <cffd(at)pgrb.com>
Subject: 701 Matco Wheel Recall
To: zenith701801-list(at)matronics.com
Received: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 10:15 PM
Page 15 of the Nov-Dec
2009 Zenair News says that
old style Matco wheels can fail without warning. I am
not sure when Zenith
went to the new wheels. They show a wheel with the
rim fractured
around the bolt circle, looks scary. They do not say
what the wheel was on
or the weight of the airplane. To replace the
wheels is about $208,
plus shipping I would guess.
Has anyone on this list
seen this failure on a
701?
Chuck D.
N701TX
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