Service difficulty report · Bushing · Robsin R44

Difficulty date
October 17, 2000
Submitted
November 6, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Robsin R44
Aircraft serial
0452
Engine
Lyc O540F1B5
Part
Bushing
Part number
05K27674
Part serial
V53792160
Condition
Damaged
Location
Crankshaft
Part time
400 hours
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

ENGINE DISASSEMBLED FOR INSPECTION AFTER ROTOR STRIKE AT 400.2 HOURS, TOTAL TIME SINCE NEW. INSPECTION OF COUNTERWEIGHT BLADE BUSHING ID (PN 73810) REVEALED TWO BUSHINGS WITH ID .0008 INCH AND .0011 INCH OUT-OF-ROUND AS INSTALLED, WERE BEYOND .0007 INCH LIMIT OF SI 1142. AFTER BUSHING REMOVAL, HOLES IN CRACK WERE FOUND TO BE TWO STANDARD 1 EACH, P10, AND 1 EACH P15. ONE STANDARD HOLE WAS .0025 INCH OUT-OF-ROUND. HOLES REQUIRED REWORK TO NEXT OVERSIZE TO RESTORE ROUNDNESS. (X)