Service difficulty report · Main Bearing · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
November 10, 2004
Submitted
May 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9SD
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0888
Engine
Cont GTSIO520*
Part
Main Bearing
Part number
TCM634503
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Nr 2
Part time
321 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

BEARING CRACKED AND DELAMINATED IN NR2 MAIN BEARING SADDLE. HEATED CRACKS IN NR2 MAIN JOURNAL. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED ON OTHER ENGINES WE HAVE DISASSEMBLED. BEARING BORN DATE 10-02. THIS WAS A NEW CASE AND NO SIGNS OF FRETTING ON THE CASE HALF. (K)

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