Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cndair CL2151A10

Difficulty date
July 21, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL2151A10
Aircraft time
4,853 hours
Engine
Pwa CWASP
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Bearing
Part number
AW12VCRPG1
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
4,993 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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) DURING A DAILY INSPECTION, THE AME CHECKED THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING ACTUATOR FOR SECURITY AND FOUND OBVIOUS PLAY IN THE ACTUATOR. REMOVING THE ACTUATOR, THE AME FOUND THAT THE BEARING IN THE NLG SHOCK STRUT ASSY WHERE THE NLG STEERING ACTUATOR ATTACHES WAS SPLIT IN HALF. THIS IS A SWAGED-IN BEARING. BEARING WAS REPLACED.