Service difficulty report · Bearing · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Bearing
Part number
L812148
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Wheel
Component
Bfgoodrich · 314352
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER LANDING AND GATE ARRIVAL, NR 1 WHEEL CHECKED AND FOUND WITH WHEEL BEARING OVERHEATED AND FAILED. AXLE NUT CAP FOUND ON RUNWAY. OUTBOARD BEARING IS THE MOST DAMAGED. ROLLER CAGES AND SEALS ARE DESTROYED. WHEEL DID NOT SEIZE. WHEEL BEARING RACES WERE DAMAGED AND MELTED. NR 1 BRAKE UNIT FOUND SEIZED. METAL RAM WHEEL ASSY FOUND MELTED ON TO TWO STATORS OF BRAKE. BRAKE UNIT WORE GROOVES IN WHEEL ASSY. AXLE ON THE MAIN STRUT FOUND SCORED, AND GROOVED AND SHOWED HEAT DAMAGE. INBOARD P/N L713049.