Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
January 9, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
2,450 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Wheel
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) UPON LANDING IT WAS NOTED THAT SMOKE AND SPARKS WERE ORIGINATING FROM RT INBD WHEEL AREA. MAINTENANCE REMOVED WHEEL AND DISCOVERED BOTH BEARINGS HAD FAILED. IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE BEARINGS HAD SEVERLY BROKEN DOWN. THE INNER BEARING APPEARED TO BE THE WORST. ALSO, THE INNER BEARING ID HAD WELDED ITSELF TO THE AXLE. ASSOCIATED WHEELS, BRAKE UNITS AND AXLE WERE ALL DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.