Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech B60

Difficulty date
March 15, 2007
Submitted
April 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N171EC
Make and model
Beech B60
Aircraft serial
P288
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Bearing
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lg Wheel
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND WHEEL BEARINGS AND RACES TO BE WORN AND CORRODED. ALSO, FOUND THAT THERE WERE (2) DIFFERENT TYPES OF GREASE USED IN THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND THE MANUAL REF A MIL-G-3545 ONLY, WHICH IS A HIGH TEMP GREASE AND IS RED OR AMBER IN COLOR. THE GREASE FOUND ON THE NOSE WHEEL BEARINGS WAS LT GRAY ALMOST WHITE AND THE MAIN WHEEL BEARING GREASE ON THE LT SIDE APPEARED TO BE CORRECT AND THE RT SIDE WAS BLACK IN COLOR AND HAD A ROUGH FEEL TO IT. MAIN TIRES WERE DOCUMENTED AS REMOVED AND REPLACED. LOG ENTRY DATE 12/20/2006. BEARING AND RACES WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)

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