Service difficulty report · Bearing · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
September 13, 2020
Submitted
September 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472SS
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
843
Aircraft time
9,625 hours, 9,522 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Part
Bearing
Part number
LM5013492629
Condition
Seized
Location
Mlg Wheel
Component
Wheel · Bfgoodrich
Component part number
31543
Stage of operation
TX
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

INNER WHEEL BEARING FAILED WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND COCKED AND SLID BREAKING THE BEAD AND DEFLATING. AIRCRAFT STOPPED BEFORE ANY FURTHER DAMAGE.