Service difficulty report · Bearing · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
November 8, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Part
Bearing
Part number
60NBC2074YZP
Condition
Rusty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN)AFTER LANDING CREW UNABLE TO TAXI OFF RUNWAY BECAUSE NOSE WHEEL WOULD NOT RESPOND. NOSE GEAR AND STEERING ACTUATOR REPLACED TO NO AVAIL. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM THEN FLUSHED. BOTH NOSE STEERING FILTER AND MA IN HYDRAULIC FILTERS REPLACED, STEERING THEN OKAY. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUS HISTORY OF NOSE LANDING GEAR AND STEERING PROBLEMS. DURING DISASSEMBLY OF NLG BOTTOM BEARING WAS FOUND TO BE WATER CONTAIMINATED AND VERY RUSTY. THIS BEARING PROBABLY FROZE AT EACH NOSE STEERING FAILURE.