Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
April 25, 2025
Submitted
April 25, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N417NE
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
0349
Aircraft time
2,718 hours, 1,734 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
MS21155S16
Condition
Seized
Location
Zone 700
Part time
2,718 hours, 1,734 cycles
Component
Trunnion · Cessna
Component part number
714102020
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS IN MAINTENANCE TO HAVE THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION PIVOT BEARINGS LUBRICATED. DURING THIS MAINTENANCE IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RIGHT FORWARD TRUNNION PIVOT BEARING WOULD NOT EXCEPT GREASE AND THE TRUNNION PIVOT PIN RETAINING BOLT APPEARED TO BE SHEARED. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION WAS REMOVED, PIVOT PIN AND TRUNNION BEARING WERE SEIZED TO THE RIGHT TRUNNION ASSEMBLY AND THE TRUNNION PIVOT PIN RETAINING BOLT WAS SHEARED, DUE TO THESE DISCOVERIES THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TRUNNION ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE NEW RIGHT TRUNNION ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED WITH NEW PIVOT BEARINGS AND PIVOT PINS. GEAR WAS LUBRICATED, GEAR FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. NOTE: LUBRICATION INTERVAL PER THE TEXTRON AVIATION 525C MM FOR THIS BEARING IS ONCE EVERY 12 MONTHS.

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