Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
January 6, 2003
Submitted
March 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21876
Aircraft time
71,843 hours, 18,513 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Wheel
Part time
300 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT LOST NR 4 RIGHT AFT MLG WHEEL. RETURNED TO FIELD. WHEEL LOSS BELIEVED DUE TO BEARING FAILURE. INSPECTION OF RECOVERED PARTS REFLECT LACK OF LUBRICATION OF INBOARD WHEEL BEARING. NR 4R WHEEL AND BRAKE REPLACED. NR 3R MATE REPLACED, REAR AXLE REPLACED. EXTENSION-RETRACTION TEST ACCOMPLISHED CHECKED OKAY.