SDR 2004F00145

Service difficulty report · Idler Gear · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
May 26, 2004
Submitted
May 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420SS
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
0562
Aircraft time
12,267 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520E
Engine time
273 hours
Part
Idler Gear
Part number
629360
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
273 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FOLLOWING TAKE OFF, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LT ENGINE WAS TRAILING SMOKE AND OIL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND SECURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DURING START UP, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A (KICK BACK) AND THE IDLER GEAR WHICH DRIVES THE OIL SCAVENGE PUMP FAILED. THIS ALLOWED OIL TO BUILD UP IN THE AIR/OIL SEPARATOR OF THE ENGINE BREATHER UNTIL IT SPILLED OVERBOARD INTO THE ENGINE NACELLE.

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