Service difficulty report · Gear · Skrsky S64F

Difficulty date
April 14, 2005
Submitted
June 15, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N159AC
Make and model
Skrsky S64F
Aircraft serial
64084
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Gear
Part number
6435664071
Part serial
82
Condition
Cracked
Location
T/R Gearbox
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

TGB AND SERVO ASSY REMOVED FROM ACRFT FOR MAKING METAL. GEARBOX DISASSEMBLED AND DURING VISUAL INSP OF OUTPUT GEAR, ONE TOOTH FOUND CRACKED. FRIVE SIDE OF TOOTH SHOWS THE MAJORITY OF CRACKING, STARTING FROM IB TO ALMOST MIDWAY ON TOOTH EXTENDING ACROSS TIP LAND TO OPPOSITE SIDE, THEN OB. APPEARS TO BE 3 CRACKS EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF GEAR TOOTH AND ENDING UP AT APPROX .2500 INCH AND .3750 INCH FROM THE ROOT. MPI INSP CONFIRMED TOOTH WAS CRACKED. NO OTHER CRACKS FOUND. (K)