Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 21, 2017
Submitted
April 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31155
Aircraft time
14,595 hours, 5,820 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
M224749
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Wheel
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING, LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY HEATED UP TO AN UNSAFE TEMPERATURE. FIRE DEPT SAID SPARKS WERE COMING FROM LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NUMBER 1 MAIN WHEEL HAD A BEARING FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 MLG WHEEL ASSEMBLY AS PER AMM 32-45-11. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 MLG BRAKE ASSEMBLY AS PER AMM 32-41-41 AND #1 MLG AXLE SLEEVE AS PER AMM 32-11-85 DUE TO OVERHEAT CONDITION CAUSED BY THE #1 MLG WHEEL ASSEMBLY BEARING FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.