What was found
NOSE TIRES FLAT JUST AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT INNER BEARING SEIZED TO AXLE. BEARING AND AXLE DESTROYED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND AXLE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE BEARING FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE INTRODUCTION OF WATER/CONTAMINANTS INTO THE BEARING CREATING A BREAK DOWN OF THE LUBRICATING PROPERTIES OF THE GREASE. (M)