Service difficulty report · Bearing

Difficulty date
July 4, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Part
Bearing
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Mlg Wheel
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) EXCESSIVE WHEEL BEARING NOISE WAS NOTED FROM LANDING GEAR DURING TAXIING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT WHEEL BEARING GREASE HAD WASHED OUT OF THE BEARING AND ONTO THE WHEEL HALF. WATER HAD PERMEATED THE GREASE AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE CORROSION TO THE BEARING AND CUP. U/S PARTS WERE REPLACED. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. WE DID NOT REPORT THE FIRST 1 AS WE THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED CASE. HOWEVER, IT APPEARS IT IS NOT.