SDR AU980086

Service difficulty report · Wheel · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
January 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Engine
Ge CT75A2
Propeller
Rotol R3204123F1
Part
Wheel
Part number
50092371
Condition
Failed
Location
Bearing Housing
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

(AUS) WHEEL INBOARD BEARING HOUSING BROKEN UP. SECONDARY DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE UNIT. WHEEL HAD BEEN REPAIRED 2586 LANDINGS PREVIOUSLY BY THE INSTALLATION OF A BUSHING BETWEEN THE WHEEL BEARING OUTER CUP AND THE BEARING HOUSING (REPAIR SCHEME R2 CMM32-41-16).

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