Service difficulty report · Bearing · Piper PA42

Difficulty date
January 17, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA42
Aircraft time
10,406 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Bearing
Part number
16207500
Condition
Broken
Location
Wheel
Component
Wheel/Ski/Float · Cleveland · 40166
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) OUTER WHEEL HALF BEARING WAS FOUND LOOSE. THIS ALLOWED WHEEL TO MOVE AND LOCK BRAKE DISC IN CALIPERS. IT APPEARS THAT THE OUTER BEARING SEIZED OR JAMMED AND THE OUTER RACE SPUN IN THE ALUMINIUM WHEEL HALF WEARING THE WHEEL HALF AND DEFORMING IT. GREASE WAS PRESENT IN BOTH BEARINGS. WHEEL HAD BEEN DISASSEMBLED AND A NEW TIRE, DISC AND ''O'' RINGS INSTALLED. TIME SINCE PREVIOUS INSTALLATION: 85.7 HRS.

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