Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech C99

Difficulty date
October 29, 2016
Submitted
November 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N52RP
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U210
Aircraft time
24,940 hours, 32,556 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
24,940 hours, 38,556 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

ON THE ROLL-OUT AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT KMQY, THE PILOT REPORTED NO BRAKE AUTHORITY ON THE RT SIDE. DURING HIS POST FLT INSP IT WAS DISCOVERED THE NR 3 WHEEL TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS NOT PRESENT ON THE AC AND THE NR 3 BRAKE ASSEMBLY APPEARED TO BE LEAKING. MX DETERMINED THE AXLE NUT AND COTTER PIN WERE STILL IN PLACE. FURTHER INSPECTION, INDICATED THE OUTER WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED AND ALLOWED THE WHEEL TO SLIP OFF OF THE AXLE. MX REMOVED THE NR 3 POSITION BRAKE ASSY AND VISUALLY INSP THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY AND EXPOSED SECTION OF THE AXLE AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. MX THEN INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE BRAKE ASSY AND MAIN/WHEEL TIRE ASSY AT THE NR 3 POSITION. MX THEN REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 4 WHEEL/TIRE ASSY WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. THE BRAKE SYS WAS BLED IAW THE AMM. POST SERVICING OPERATION WAS NORMAL AND NO LEAKS DETECTED.

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