Service difficulty report · Bearing · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
December 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68047
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
47801
Part
Bearing
Part number
LM328448
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT NRT WITH THE RT MLG NR 4 WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. THE RT MLG TRUCK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED DUE TO NR 4 AXLE DAMAGE. THE NR 4 BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY DEPARTURE OF NR 4 WHEEL ASSEMBLY. A TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED IN THE NR 4 POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE NR 3, 7 AND 8 WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED DUE TO OVERLOAD. *S/D* ENGINEERING CONCLUDED THAT THE LOSS OF THE RT MLG NR 4 WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS DUE TO BEARING FAILURE.

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