Question about the FAA 337

[flyff]

Our 182's wheel bearing was broken. We replaced the whole wheel. Now we're worried about the other wheels. We want to fix them ourselves, but we're not sure about the paperwork. I'm talking about the 337 process.

 

[bisham]

Here is the log book entry I made on replacing my nose tire.

Replaced nose gear tire and tube with AIR TRAC 600-6 6 PLY tire P/N 06-07900 and 600X6 Straight Stem Leakguard tube P/N 06-00754 IAW Cessna XXX Service Manual. Cleaned and repacked nose gear wheel bearings. Torqued wheel halves to 150in/lbs. This Preventive Maintenance work performed IAW CFR14; Ch 1; Pt 43; Appendix A; (c) (1, 4).
Signed (Owner & Pilot)

I would read the CFR14 buit I think replacing the whole wheel with tire and bearings installed would be preventitive maintenance. I would list the P/N's, etc.

Would be nice if anyone else knows the preventitive maintenance rules to chime in.

 

[bisham]

Also, I would not consider a wheel replacement as a 337 item (Major repair or alteration) since you are not changing anything that would affect the weight & balance or airplane configuration.

 

[david hillberg]

If you replace Broken TSO wheels with newer like kind, repairing wheels are not authorized because of heat treatment will be needed and makes it NERTS. fill out the 337 as replacing the same TSO class of wheel and tire from the obsolete no longer available wheel.

 

[Raymo]

Please have a knowledgeable mechanic assist you with this repair. If done correctly, there will be no need for FAA form 337. I'm not sure why you would replace the entire wheel for a failed bearing; the bearing and race can be replaced if the wheel is not damaged.

As noted above, see appendix C at this link. Specifically C(18)
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-43/appendix-Appendix A to Part 43