Diagnosing Bearing Failure During Re-Lubrication Tasks w/LUBExpert (Part 2)

Bearing Failure 2 – Suspected Bearing Failure Discovered with LUBExpert Dynamic during Ultrasonic Greasing Task, Confirmed in UAS3

Reported by Rob Dent CMRP,CRL & Gilles Lanthier

The outer race bearing defect was found by the Partnered Ultrasound Team during a routine lubrication route using a LUBExpert Dynamic.

SDT Field Services Technicians noticed impacting while listening to the lubrication task they were performing. And after greasing the bearing, its condition did not improve, indicating that the impacting was not lubrication related.

After analyzing the dynamic ultrasound data in UAS3, it was confirmed that there was a suspected bearing failure.

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