Service difficulty report · Bearing · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
February 16, 2000
Submitted
April 5, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6962R
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft serial
64058
Part
Bearing
Part number
SB1111004
Part serial
EAC3830
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Tail Rotor
Component
T/R Driveshaft · Skrsky
Component part number
643560202043
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER A HALF-HOUR GROUND RUN AND 0.5 FLIGHT, FOUND A LARGE VOLUME OF DISCOLORED (PURPLE IN APPEARANCE) AND METAL CONTAMINATED GREASE HAD EXTRUDED PAST THE BEARING SEAL AND WAS FOUND ON THE A/C DECK UNDER THE BEARING. THE BEARING WAS NOT HOT TO THE TOUCH AT THAT TIME. ESTIMATED GREASE LOSS WAS 5 CC''S. THE BEARING IS BEING RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER FOR THEIR INVESTIGATION. (X)