Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 10, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
19,066 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Bearing
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Wheel Bearing
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) BEARINGS AND RACES OF MAIN WHEEL ASSY FOUND TO BE GOLD/BROWN IN COLOR. ADEQUATE GREASE WAS PRESENT. EXTREMELY ODD COLOR FOR A BEARING. 2-3 MONTHS PRIOR CMA SWITCHED FROM 28 GREASE TO SHC 100 AVIATION GREASE. SHC 100 IS LISTED IN THE MM FOR APPROVED GREASE, AS WELL CMM. CMA IS USING A MUCH SHORTER LUBE DURATION THAN RECOMMENDED BY THE OEM DUE TO WHEELS SEPARATING FROM THE ACFT INCIDENTS IN RECENT HISTORY. ONE RECENT BEARING SHOWED CHROME LOSS AND GOLD STAINING, WAS DIFFICULT TO ROTATE.

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