What was found
RIGHT NOSE WHEEL BEARING FAILED ON TAXI. SMOKE AND SMALL FLAME FROM WHEEL. RT NLG OUTBOARD BEARING FAILED. REPLACED NLG AXLE AND BOTH NLG WHEELS. PERFORMED NWS TEST.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2002
- Submitted
- March 19, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N537UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25157
- Aircraft time
- 36,540 hours, 13,442 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- BEA7300029685
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- A, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.