# Incident 20260629008449I: Bombardier Inc BD-100-1A10, San Juan, PR, June 29, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2026, 10:47 local time
- Place: San Juan, PR
- Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 3EJA
- Location: 18.4394° N, 66.0021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTL (SJU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4394&lon=-66.0021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N283B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N283B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier BD-100-1A10 (registry code 1390044, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-bd-100-1a10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell AS907-1-1A (registry code 33908, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-as907-1-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC BD-100-1A10
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL AS907-1-1A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,440 total, 478 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260629008449I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JUNE 29, 2026, THE #3 MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TJSJ) IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED FROM GROUND PERSONNEL AT TJSJ.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DIVERTED TO ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCO) WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE WITH THE ONLY THE #4 WHEEL REMAINING ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

THE #4 WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. NO GREASE WAS VISIBLE BETWEEN THE RACE AND THE CAGE OR BETWEEN THE ROLLERS IN EITHER INBOARD OR OUTBOARD BEARINGS.

THE #3 AND #4 MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED AT BOCA RATON AIRPORT IN BOCA RATON, FL ON JUNE 28, 2026, BY EMPIRE AVIATION (8BQR).

ACCORDING TO THE WORK ORDER DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED BY 8BQR, THE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 32-41-01 OF THE CHALLENGER 300 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL (AMM). THE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED IN 32-41-01 DO NOT INSTRUCT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO REMOVE AND REPACK THE WHEEL BEARINGS PRIOR TO INSTALLING THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY ON THE AXLE.

DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED WITH THE WORK ORDER INDICATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT WHEEL ASSEMBLIES CAME FROM LONE STAR PROPELLER (L79R).

L79R IS RATED TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON ACCESSORIES AND LANDING GEAR COMPONENTS AND TO PERFORM NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING.

THE CAUSE OF THE # 3 WHEEL ASSEMBLY COMING OFF OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DURING TAKEOFF FROM TJSJ APPEARS TO BE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS DUE TO A LACK OF GREASE IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE RACE AND THE CAGE BETWEEN THE ROLLERS. THE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE REQUIRED TO BE GREASED AND INSTALLED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS AS CALLED OUT IN GOODRICH CORPORATION COMPONENT MAINTENANCE MANUAL (CMM) PART NUMBER 3-1609-1, 32-48-28. THAT IS THE CMM REFERENCE NOTED ON THE 8130-3 FORMS AS WELL AS WORK ORDER DOCUMENTATION FROM L79R.

THE WHEEL BEARINGS REMOVED FROM THE #4 WHEEL DURING THE INVESTIGATION HAD LITTLE TO NO GREASE VISIBLE IN THE PICTURES PROVIDED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT MCO.

BASED ON THE AVAILABLE DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER EVIDENCE IT APPEARS THAT L79R FAILED TO PROPERLY LUBRICATE THE WHEEL BEARINGS AS REQUIRED BY THE CMM REFERENCE LISTED IN BLOCK 12 OF THE 8130-3 FOR EACH WHEEL ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N283B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250304005989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250304005989I), Mar 4, 2025: Bombardier Inc BD-100-1A10 (N283B), Austin, TX, Minor damage. On Monday, March 4, 2025, a Bombardier BD-100-1A10, registred as [privacy data omitted], serial number 20252, was involved in an incident at Austin-Bergstrom…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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