Service difficulty report · Bearing · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 14, 2005
Submitted
February 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N654AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1050
Aircraft time
20,895 hours, 7,952 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
48290
Condition
Disintegrated
Location
Nr 1 Axle
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

UPON ARRIVAL, ACFT WAS TAXIING TO GATE A RAMPER OBSERVED SPARKS COMING OUT OF LT OUTBOARD WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND NOTICED THE BRAKE FAN WAS RUNNING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE NR 1 WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THE INNER BEARING HAD DISINTEGRATED; THE OUTER BEARING WAS NOT DAMAGED. AFTER REMOVING BRAKE, FOUND AXLE SLEEVE BENT & MELTED TO THE LOWER AXLE LEG, HAD TO CUT THE SLEEVE TO REMOVE IT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT MLG SHOCK ABSORBER IAW T/C R4M32307, AND NR 1 AXLE SLEEVE ASSEMBLY. REPLACED BOTH THE NR 1 & NR 2 WHEEL/TIRE AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES, THE NR 1 AXLE ANTISKID TACHOMETER WAS ALSO REPLACED DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE.

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