Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
May 2, 2002
Submitted
September 26, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N283KA
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB83
Aircraft time
8,879 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Bearing
Part number
311211703
Part serial
FC64000
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Compressor
Part time
806 hours, 982 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

BEARING RACE SILVER PLATING DELAMINATED. FOUND SILVER IN MAIN OIL FILTER CHECK AT ROUTINE MFG INSPECTION. BEARING WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE BY STANDARD AERO AND WARRANTED BY MFG. ALSO COPPER FLASHING FOR SILVER PLATING WAS ALSO PEELING FROM RACE. MFG SIL ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM ON THE NR 2 AND NR 3 BEARINGS IN A CERTAIN BATCH THAT THE COPPER FLASHING WAS OMITTED IN MANUFACTURING. THIS WAS A NR 1 BEARING AND THE COPPER FLASHING WAS PRESENT BUT DELAMINATING.