Service difficulty report · Bearing · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
January 6, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
4,797 hours
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Bearing
Part number
60042RSDIN625
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Nose Wheel
Component
Nose Wheel
Component part number
034201
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) WHILE DOING A WALK AROUND, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL BEARINGS SEALS WERE COMING LOOSE. AFTER THE ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TWO WHEELS HALF WERE NOT TOGETHER DUE TO THE TUBE BEING PINCHED. PRIOR CONVERSATION WITH THE TUBE MFG (GOOD-YEAR) HAVE BEEN DONE IN REGARDS TO THE 5.00X4 TUBES ARE A SQUARE SHAPE IN THE MIDDLE AND CAUSING A LOT OF ASSEMBLY PROBLEMS FOR THE OPERATORS. THIS PROBLEM ALSO CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL BEARINGS TO BE DESTROYED AS THE RESULTS THE WHEELS BEING OFF CENTERED, NEW ASSEMBLY INSTALLED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICED. (TC# 20110125023)

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