Service difficulty report · Bearing

Difficulty date
March 12, 2007
Submitted
March 29, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Part
Bearing
Part number
452552
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

PN 96522-00, CENTERING SPRING ASSY, HAS A ROD END BEARING ON THE END OF THE SHAFT, WHICH BOLTS TO THE IMOVABLE PORTION OF THE NOSE GEAR. ORIGINAL ROD END BEARING IS .375 INCH THICK WHERE BOLT GOES THRU. NEW ROD END BEARING THAT COMES WITH PN 96522-00 ASSY, IS .433 INCH THICK AND RELOCATES CLEVIS BOLT PN AN24-20A .0625 INCH DOWNWARD (UNFAVORABLE) AND CONTRADICTS REQUIREMENTS OF MFG MSB 893. (K)