Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 25, 2011
Submitted
August 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605546
Aircraft time
5,647 hours, 4,078 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
LM29749
Condition
Seized
Location
Nlg Wheel
Part time
763 hours, 557 cycles
Component
Wheel Assembly · Bfgoodrich
Component part number
31418
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

UPON LANDING, THE NOSE WHEEL SEIZED UP. DUE TO THE INCIDENT FIRETRUCKS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE ACFT ON THE RUNWAY. ACFT WAS TOWED OFF OF THE RUNWAY. NLG WHEEL BEARINGS WERE FOUND SEIZED. REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FORK ASSY AND NOSE WHEEL/TIRE ASSY. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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