Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
March 31, 2025
Submitted
March 31, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N824NE
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
525C0447
Aircraft time
602 hours, 343 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
MS21155S16
Condition
Binding
Location
Zone 700
Part time
602 hours, 343 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

CUSTOMER NOTES: AFTER SELECTING THE GEAR DOWN, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT GO GREEN, AND THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND, CREW THEN RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO DO A GO AROUND AND SHORTLY AFTER RETRACTING THE FLAPS THE LEFT GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE JACKED AIRCRAFT AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS DISCREPANCY. IT WAS NOTED DURING THE LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONAL TEST THAT A LOUD CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM BOTH FORWARD TRUNNION ATTACH POINTS. ATTEMPTED TO GREASE THESE BEARINGS BUT THEY DID NOT ACCEPT GREASE. REMOVED LEFT AND RIGHT TRUNNIONS TO ACCESS FORWARD BEARINGS. EXTRACTED FORWARD TRUNNION BEARING PN MS21155S16 AND FLUSHED GREASE PASSAGE WITH NO BLOCKAGE NOTED. REPLACED FAILED PART NUMBER MS21155S16 BEARING ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. GREASED BEARINGS. REINSTALLED TRUNNIONS AND PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR RETRACT AND EXTEND. GREASED BEARINGS AGAIN AFTER OPERATIONAL TEST.

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