Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
March 26, 2025
Submitted
March 26, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N824NE
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
0447
Aircraft time
602 hours, 343 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
MS21155S16
Part serial
NA
Condition
Seized
Location
Zone 700
Part time
602 hours, 343 cycles
Component
Trunnion · Cessna
Component part number
71410201920
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH FOR LANDING THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN, THE NOSE AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED AND THERE WERE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS. THE LEFT MAIN EXTENDED BUT THE CREW DID NOT SEE A GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION, INSTEAD THEY HAD A RED GEAR UNSAFE WARNING INDICATION. CREW ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING, SHORTLY AFTER INITIATING THE GO AROUND THE LEFT GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ILLUMINATED AND THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE RECEIVED A FERRY PERMIT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY. AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED AND A GEAR FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLETED, MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ISSUE BUT DID NOTE THAT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT GEAR TRUNNIONS DURING THE GEAR SWINGS WERE BINDING DUE TO FAILED FORWARD TRUNNION PIVOT BEARINGS. MAINTENANCE TRIED TO LUBRICATE THESE BEARING (LEFT & RIGHT) BUT NEITHER BEARINGS WOULD EXCEPT GREASE. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNIONS WERE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE FAILED BEARINGS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. NOTE: LUBRICATION INTERVAL PER THE TEXTRON AVIATION 525C MM FOR THIS BEARING IS ONCE EVERY 12 MONTHS, THIS AIRCRAFT IS APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS OLD.

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