Service difficulty report · Bearing · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 15, 2016
Submitted
August 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53614
Aircraft time
47,043 hours, 22,847 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE CLEARING THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING, THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND NOISE IN THE NOSE WHEEL AREA. AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT NOSE WHEEL BEARING FAILED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RIGHT AXLE, THE RIGHT SPRAY DEFECTOR AND BOTH NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, RIGHT SPRAY DEFLECTOR AND THE NOSE GEAR CYLINDER, PISTON AND AXLE IAW AMM 32-21-02. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL.

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