Service difficulty report · Bearing · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
July 25, 2000
Submitted
August 1, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118CQ
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
118
Aircraft time
27,155 hours, 28,035 cycles
Engine
Ge CT75A2
Propeller
Rotol R3894123F25
Part
Bearing
Part number
13889
Condition
Seized
Location
Nose Wheel
Component
Nose Wheel
Component part number
5006227
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT NOSE TIRE DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND WHEN THE TIRE DEPARTED CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BRAKE LINE, BRAKING THE LINE. THE WHEEL WAS RECOVERED AND FOUND THE BEARING TO BE SEIZED IN THE BEARING RACE CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BREAK AROUND THE RACE. THE WHEEL, AXLE, HYDRAULIC LINE ON THE MAIN GEAR WERE REPLACED, SYSTEM SERVICED AND BLED, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.

More about the Saab SF340A