Service difficulty report · Bearing · Dhav DHC8106

Difficulty date
December 2, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8106
Aircraft time
34,845 hours
Engine
Pwa PW121
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Bearing
Part number
101363
Condition
Corroded
Location
Mlg Strut
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW REPORTED WEIGHT ON WHEELS ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR WAS RETRACTED. GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN THEN UP. GEAR RETRACTED AND LIGHT WENT OUT. WOW LIGHT ILLUMINATES AFTER ALL 3 GEARS ARE ON THE GROUND DURING LANDINGS. ILLUMINATION OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AFTER LANDING AND THEN CLEARS AFTER A FURTHER 2-3 SECONDS. DURING THE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR AND OLEO SEALS, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LOWER BEARING WAS HOLDING UP THE PISTON IN THE MLG DUE TO THE PHENOLIC OF THE INNER LINER MISSING PIECES AND CORROSION EVIDENT THUS CAUSING WOW TO ILLUMINATE . THE AFOREMENTIONED LOWER BEARING WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH MLG OLEO SEALS ,THE MLG AND WOW SYS WAS FOUND SERVICEABLE.