SDR 97ZZZX1197

Service difficulty report · Hub · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
March 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9730H
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft serial
17266338
Part
Hub
Condition
Worn
Location
Wheel Half
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHEN NOSE WHEEL WAS REMOVED TO GREASE BEARINGS, DISCOVERED THAT BEARING CUP (KOYO MFG) WAS LOOSE IN WHEEL HUB. WHEEL HUB WAS WORN WHERE CUP HAD BEEN SPINNING IN HUB. THE CUP IS NORMALLY A PRESS FIT INTO THE WHEEL. A/C HAD NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY COMPLAINT PRIOR TO DISCOVERY. REPLACED RACE AND WHEEL HALF.

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