Service difficulty report · Wheel · Swrngn SA226TB

Difficulty date
January 28, 2002
Submitted
February 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N299EC
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TB
Aircraft serial
T410
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Wheel
Part number
313571
Part serial
4923
Condition
Missing
Location
Mlg
Part time
919 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

INBOARD WHEEL ASSY OF LT MLG WAS MISSING. RETAINING NUTS AND WASHERS STILL IN PLACE AND SAFETIED. IB WHEEL BEARING WAS STILL ON AXLE, WITH NORMAL AMOUNT OF GREASE STILL ON IT. OB BEARING WAS GONE EXCEPT FOR INNER RING, BUT NO CAGE OR ROLLERS. AXLE AND BRAKE ASSY INSPECTED OK. OTHER MLG WHEELS WERE REMOVED, DISASSEMBLED, INSPECTED, AND REASSEMBLED WITH NEW TIRES INSTALLED. OTHER WHEELS SHOWED NO SIGNS OF WEAR OR DAMAGE. ALL BEARINGS WERE ADEQUATELY LUBRICATED, BUT DID REPLACE TWO BRGS AND CUPS DO TO NORMAL WEAR PATTERN. INSPECTION SHOWED OUTER BRG DISINTEGRATED AND INN WHEEL HALF HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS RADIATING FROM BRAKE DISC KEYWAYS.