What was found
ANNUAL INSPECTION, NOSEWHEEL ASSY WAS REMOVED IN ORDER TO INSPECT BEARINGS FOR CONDITION. ONE BEARING CUP WAS FOUND CORRODED. WHEN LW67010 CUP WAS REMOVED FROM WHEEL HALF, DISCOVERED BEARING BORE SEVERELY WORN. BEARING CUP HAD BEEN GLUED IN PLACE WITH A REDDISH COLORED ADHESIVE COMPOUND. COMPOUND ADHERED TO THE WHEEL HALF AND BEARING CUP. WITHOUT REMOVING COMPOUND FROM WHEEL HALF, TECH PLACED A CLEAN LW67010 BEARING CUP IN THE WHEEL HALF. CUP SEATED IN BORE WITH LIGHT HAND PRESSURE AND SPUN FREELY, CONSIDERABLE CLEARANCE. NOSEWHEEL BEARINGS HAD BEEN REPLACED AT THE LAST ANNUAL. WHEEL HALF DID NOT EXHIBIT A SIMILAR CONDITION, CORROSION IN THE BEARING BORE INDICATES IT WOULD NOT BE LONG IN DEVELOPING.