Service difficulty report · Wheel Bearing · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20753
Part
Wheel Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Main Gear
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON TAXI IN TO GATE, NR 1 MAIN WHEEL ASSY LOCKED UP. FOUND NR 1 WHEEL ASSY DAMAGED. INBOARD WHEEL BEARING DESTROYED, AXLE CRACKED AND BROKEN AT INBOARD BEARING RACE. FOUND BRAKE ATTACH BOLT FROM ELEVEN O`CLOCK POSTION LAYING BETWEEN AXLE AND WHEEL ASSY. REPAIR WILL REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF LT MAIN GEAR STRUT INTER-CYLINDER ASSY.