Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
October 28, 2007
Submitted
November 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK490
Aircraft time
535 hours, 515 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
1283500421
Condition
Worn
Location
Nlg
Part time
535 hours, 515 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. REMOVED NOSE GEAR. DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED. REPLACED NLG LOWER BEARING WITH NEW BEARING P/N 128-350042-1, SCRAPER RING WITH EW RING P/N 2145-24-0160 AND ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SEALS. SERVICED AND REINSTALLED STRUT. PERFORMED RETRACTION TEST. ALL TEST SATISFACTORY ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 12-10, 32-20 CMM 32-23.

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