What was found
CONTAMINATION FOUND IN SUCTION SCREEN. DISASSEMBLY OF ENGINE FOUND ONE OF THE CENTER MAIN BEARINGS BABBIT MATERIAL STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM SHELL. DATE CODE ON BEARING IS (07-2000).
- Difficulty date
- August 13, 2002
- Submitted
- August 20, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N502ER
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S8002
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- SL16711
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 974 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.