Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
June 20, 2021
Submitted
June 21, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78501
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31602
Aircraft time
46,820 hours, 16,934 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Wheel
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR OR MAIN GEAR HAS A LOUD NOISE AND GRINDING SOUND WHILE TAXIING FOUND RH NOSE GEAR TIRE BEARING FAILURE. FOUND R/H AXEL TO HAVE ACCESSIVE WEAR. AXEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REF AMM 05-51-17-210-801 AND AMM 05-51-17-210-802. OLD LH NOSE TIRE, INORDER TO ACCOMPLISHED TOWING TO HANGAR. TEMPORARLY INSTALLED NEW RH NOSE TIRE AND TEMPORARLY REINSTALLED REMOVED BOTH NLG TIRES THAT WERE TEMPORARILY INSTALLED. REMOVED DAMAGED INNER CYLINDER ASSY REF LOG PAGE 6495527. INSTALLED NEW INNER CYLINDER THROUGH STEP G(11) AMM 32-21-24-400-801 ADD EMP:026803 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1950252 SN OFF 7266 CYLINDER, NLG, OFF 29-3221-9-9004 7266 ON 29-3221-9-9004 1819 VERIFIED PART NUMBER IN IPC INSPECTED CYLINDER AND PARTS TAG ALL GOOD . PETTINATO DENQC COMPLETED INSTALLATION REF AMM 32-21-24-400-801 FROM ITEM G 12 TO COMPLETION. ADD EMP:U348728 VERIFIED THE INSTALLATION IAW AMM 32-21-24-400-801 FROM ITEM G 12 TO COMPLETION. NO ISSUES.