Service difficulty report · Collar

Difficulty date
April 23, 2003
Submitted
April 23, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Cont IO520F
Engine time
3,587 hours
Part
Collar
Part number
626739
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Governor Oil
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN ASSEMBLING A NEW STANDARD GOVERNOR OIL TRANSFER COLLAR TO THE CRANKSHAFT IT WAS FOUND TO BIND ON THE JOURNAL. PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLING THE COLLAR HALVES THE INSIDE DIAMETER WAS NOTED TO BE SMOOTH AND COLLAR TO JOURNAL CLEARANCE WITHIN NEW LIMITS. ONCE THE COLLAR HAD BEEN DISASSEMBLED AND REASSEMBLED A STEP OF APPROXIMATELY .001 INCH WAS FOUND AT THE PARTING SURFACES. INSTALLING THE COLLAR ON THE CRANKSHAFT AND TORQUING IT IN PLACE CAUSED IT TO BIND IN AN INTERFERENCE FIT. IT APPEARS THE TWO HALVES ARE UNDER SOME TORSIONAL STRESS WHICH IS RELIEVED UPON TAKING THEM APART. THIS NOW THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE COLLAR RECEIVED THAT EXHIBITS THESE CHARACTERISTICS.