Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
February 17, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Bearing
Condition
Damaged
Location
Wheel
Part time
464 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
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 LT INBD TIRE SMOKING AND SOME COVER MISSING. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT NR 2 WHEEL BEARING ASSY, LT INBD HAS FAILED SHOWING EVIDENT DAMAGE TO THE NR 2 WHEEL AND BEARINGS ASSY, BRAKE ASSY, HUB CAP ASSY, AND LT AXLE. FROM THE ACFT LOG BOOK RECORDS, THIS WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED ON 1/08/13. ACCORDING THE DOCUMENTS THIS WHEEL ASSY WAS O/H IAW CMM 3-1573-1, ATA 32-48-32 REVISION 3, REV DATE 12/17/2009 AND WAS COMPLIED WITH RECURRING SB-1103 REV 1 DATED 05/25/2012 AND AD 87-08-09 AMENDMENT 39-5613, DATED JUNE 1, 1987. IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEARING AND BEARING RACE WERE REPLACED BY NEW ONES AT TIME OF O/H.