SDR 2002F00909

Service difficulty report · Bearing · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 6, 2002
Submitted
October 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B294
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
NR
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

CMH - AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING CREW TAXIED TO GATE AND DISCOVERED RIGHT FRONT NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAS SEPARATED FROM AXLE. WHEEL WAS RECOVERED IN PIT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, AXLE AND TORQUE ARM. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE BEARING FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE INTRODUCTION OF WATER/CONTAMINANTS INTO THE BEARING CREATING A BREAK DOWN OF THE LUBRICATING PROPERTIES OF THE GREASE. (M)

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