Service difficulty report · Bearing · Gulstm 690

Difficulty date
April 20, 2000
Submitted
May 15, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 690
Part
Bearing
Part number
230650001
Part serial
1714
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Starter/Gen
Component part number
230630131
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UNIT RECEIVED FROM DTA FOR EVALUATION. INSP DETERMINED UNIT DESTROYED FROM FAILURE OF DRIVE END BEARING. BEARINGS WERE OF LUCAS P/N. SHAFT SHEARED, ARMATURE DESTROYED FROM DRAGGING ON FIELD POLE SHOES. FIELD DRUG OUT, DRIVE END BELL DESTROYED. UNIT HAD OVERHAUL TAG FROM AMR-COMBS. NO TT OF TIME SOH DETERMINED. BEARING MFG THOUGHT TO BE 1997. IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE BALANCE CONDITION OF ARMATURE. RECOMMEND WORK ORDER INFO BE SOUGHT ON BALANCE RECORD OF ARMATURE AT O/H. SUBMITTER STATED BEARINGS DO NOT FAIL UNLESS OUT OF BALANCE CAUSES EXCESSIVE RADIAL LOAD TO BE IMPOSED.